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Frances Corner
British fashion academic (born 1959)
Frances Marie Corner, OBE, FRSA (née Agnew; born 25 February 1959) is a British art and design historian and academic, specialising in fashion. Since 2019, she has been Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London. On 23 November 2020, staff announced a vote of no confidence in Prof. Corner, the no-confidence motion being backed by 87 per cent of those who voted. In June 2022, her use of expenses at the school was brought into question when it was revealed that she had spent nearly £20,000 of College money on taxis over two years. On 8 January 2024, the staff voted a motion of censure against Corner as warden, based on evidence of her disastrous leadership and the economic consequences of the restructuring she had carried out two years earlier. On 14 May 2024, students called for a referendum for a vote of no confidence in Warden Frances Corner and Goldsmiths’ Senior Management Team. The vote will take place from 4 to the of June 2024.
She was previously head of the London College of Fashion from 2005 to 2019, and a pro vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London from 2013 to 2019. She taught at the University of Gloucestershire and London Metropolitan University, before joining the London College of Fashion.[1][2]