Ethiopia: Lemn Sissay Announced As Next University of Manchester Chancellor

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Writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE has been elected as the next Chancellor of The University of Manchester.

The 150,000 electorate - comprising University staff, registered alumni and members of the General Assembly - chose the award-winning poet from a shortlist of three nominees, which also included Hallé Music Director Sir Mark Elder and former Cabinet minister and Labour peer Lord [Peter] Mandelson.

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