Times Higher EducationBy . The whistleblower Edward Snowden has been elected rector of the University of Glasgow.
Mr Snowden, who is currently in Russia, is a former US National Security Agency contractor who fled the US after releasing classified documents detailing American and allied spying programmes to the media.
The rector’s main role at Glasgow is to represent the university’s students. Mr Snowden will take over from the previous rector, Charles Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Read more...