Fighting racism and bigotry one conversation at a time
The conversation about how the ANU community can come together to fight bigotry and racism came to Fenner Hall last month.
Co-convened by Dr Karo Moret-Miranda (School of History) and Dr Tania Colwell (Residential Experience and School of History), the conversation series was created as a platform to raise awareness and give visibility to the issues that impact university students.
“These are conversations that when I was a student, I wanted to have,” Karo says.
ANU is in the process of developing its next Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) with Reconciliation Australia and is seeking input from all staff and students.
Thursday 10 November, 4–5.30pm This interdisciplinary study addresses a problem at the intersection of the scholarly fields of heritage studies and migration history: How to recognise and manage the heritage of a shared past beyond the boundaries of the nation-state? Register for the Australian Migrant Heritage in South China seminar
Extended Seminar: The Colour Revolution in Victorian Britain
Tuesday 22 November, 2–5pm The ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory is pleased to host this extended seminar on colour in Victorian Britain. Through presentations and discussion, we will examine colour in Victorian arts, sciences and discourse. Register for The Colour Revolution in Victorian Britain seminar
ANU Centre for Early Modern Studies End-of-Year Reception: An evening with Matthew Winterbottom
Thursday 24 November, 5.30–7.30pm The ANU Centre for Early Modern Studies is pleased to welcome Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Western Art Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, as our special guest for the final CEMS event for 2022. Register for the Centre for Early Modern Studies’ End-of-Year Reception
ANU Energy Update 2022: From Energy Crisis to Net-Zero
Tuesday 29 November, 2–6pm Will the current energy crisis accelerate transitions to renewable energy? Join us for this year’s ANU Energy Update to discuss this question and hear about recent developments in energy research and analysis in 2022. Register for the ANU Energy Update
ANU End of Year Staff Kids Party
Sunday 4 December The festive season with family and friends is almost here. After two years of virtual events, the University is once again hosting the annual End of Year Staff Kids Party in person on Sunday 4 December. This event is open to all ANU employees' children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Registrations will open soon. Keep an eye out.
New ANU Reporter website
ANU Reporter is the University’s premier magazine, and for more than 40 years has told compelling stories from our campus and community.
We’re excited to launch a new ANU Reporter website. With this new website, we will be able to better showcase the excellent work done at ANU to a much broader audience.
The new site will highlight the best of our research, insights and expertise through interesting, relevant, helpful and fun content.
If you have story ideas or would like to contribute an article, please contact Reporter@anu.edu.au.
Professor Grady Venville, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) is delighted to announce that the ANU Learning and Teaching Strategy (the Strategy) was approved at the Academic Board Meeting held on 18 October 2022.
This is a great achievement for the University and provides a future-focussed whole-of university approach, outlining the practical steps ANU can make to realise the aspirations of the ANU by 2025 Strategic Plan.
Led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Maryanne Dever, and developed with extensive consultation and stakeholder review, the Strategy connects all elements that are critical to our success in learning and teaching. It defines our distinctive approach, and identifies the skills, competencies and supports needed to secure and maintain our position as a leading university. The Strategy establishes shared expectations across the university and guides the application of organisational resources.
Recent disruptions have presented a series of questions and challenges to universities – our new Learning and Teaching Strategy is ready to meet them head on. In tandem with the 10 Year Digital Masterplan and the new Curriculum Framework which will be going to Academic Board for approval next month, the steps that we are taking forward together will become increasingly clear and unified.
We are also excited to announce that the Centre of Learning and Teaching (CLT), which will be critical to the implementation of the Strategy, has recently secured a new Director, Lucy Arthur. Under Lucy’s leadership, the Centre will take on a significant role in the implementation of the Learning and Teaching Strategy.
The Academic Portfolio team look forward to working together, across the university, on the next phase of our journey.
