▁Het zel ▁( L ady ▁Bow den ), ▁D ame ▁Anne ▁War bur ton ▁( the ▁first ▁female ▁British ▁amb assador ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Baron ess ▁Perry ▁of ▁South w ark , ▁D ame ▁Ver onica ▁S uther land , ▁Jan et ▁Tod d ▁and ▁Jack ie ▁Ash ley . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁President ▁of ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁is ▁Made le ine ▁At kins , ▁who ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁begin ▁adm itting ▁both ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁standard ▁university ▁age , ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁This ▁change ▁followed ▁a ▁consult ation ▁of ▁the ▁College ' s ▁community , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁" in ▁principle ▁vote " ▁of ▁the ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁G over ning ▁Body . ▁The ▁College ▁gave ▁as ▁its ▁primary ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁change ▁" to ▁grow ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁numbers ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁colleg es ▁in ▁making ▁more ▁places ▁available ▁for ▁excellent ▁students ▁from ▁under - re present ed ▁background s ." ▁ ▁In ▁line ▁with ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ' s ▁new ▁commit ment ▁to ▁w iden ing ▁participation , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁college ▁appointed ▁its ▁first ▁male ▁fell ows . ▁The ▁list ▁included ▁Mr ▁Christopher ▁F ow ell ▁( Cons ult ant ▁Or