Oxford's 1st female Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel resigns over smear campaign

Source: entertainment.t Posted By: Peter 6015 days ago

The University of Oxford’s Professor of Poetry resigned last night, only nine days after she was elected to the post after a smear campaign against her main rival.

Ruth Padel, the first woman to be elected to the position, admitted at the weekend that she had e-mailed journalists about sexual harassment claims made against Derek Walcott, the Nobel laureate.

In her resignation statement, Professor Padel, 63, said: “I genuinely believe that I did nothing intentional that led to Derek Walco

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