
東京大学の総長選考で、学内投票で最多得票を得た候補が選ばれなかったことを受け、教職員有志が選考会議に対し、選考過程の透明性と判断基準の説明を求める要望書を提出した。賛同者は523人に上る。
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東京大学の総長選考会議で、学内投票で2位だった藤垣裕子氏が新総長に選出された。1位の染谷隆夫氏との得票差が大きかったため、選考過程の透明性が問われている。
東京大学の総長選考をめぐり、東大の教職員有志が13日、学内の投票結果をどう考慮したかなどについて説明を求める要望書を、選考会議議長の国谷裕子氏(東京芸術大学理事)宛てに提出した。
9月末にあった選考会議で、大学院総合文化研究科教授の藤垣裕子氏が新しい総長に選ばれた。しかし、教員らによる学内投票では、工学系研究科教授の染谷隆夫氏が過半数となる1107票を集め、藤垣氏は553票で2位だった。2倍近い得票差による逆転劇に、学内外から説明を求める声も出ていた。
要望書では、このほか5人の候補をどう検討して比較したか▽国際卓越研究大学の構想やガバナンス改革について各候補の考え方や実績のどこに違いを見いだしたか――などへの回答を求めた。
教職員有志によると、13日正午時点で、賛同者は523人。30の部局にまたがり、学内投票の権利を持つ教職員387人を含むという。「経過の説明が十分でないために臆測が広がり、特定の個人への攻撃が続いている状況を憂慮し、臆測ではなく説明に基づいて議論できる状態になることを求めています」などとするコメントを出した。
前回選考でも問われた不透明さ
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