IRAN: Tehran University chancellor replaced after protests

Iran replaced Tehran University's chancellor, who was the first Islamic cleric appointed by the hard-line government to the post, with a non-cleric economics instructor after allegations of mismanagement, reports the International Herald Tribune.

The government-owned IRAN newspaper said the former university chief, cleric Ayatollah Abbasali Amid Zanjani, was replaced by Farhad Rahbar, a non-cleric who had been an economics teacher at the oldest university in Tehran.

The announcement came after students at the university dormitory protested several times, accusing Zanjani and his administration of mismanagement and providing students with poor food and transportation.
Full report on the International Herald Tribune site