All future events hosted by Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Wednesday21Aug2019
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Governing Risk and Uncertainty in English Universities
Free Public LectureThe presentation will examine notions of risk and uncertainty in the external regulation and internal governance of universities and colleges in England. The talk will examine the relationships between executives, governors and regulators in risk ...
PresentersProfessor Roger King
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Monday16Sep2019
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Ranking Universities Based on Equity – It is ‘Doable’, but is it Desirable?
Free Public LectureThis session presents findings from a research project that aimed to rank Australian universities on their ‘equity performance’; that is, the extent to which they were accessible for, supportive of and benefiting students traditionally underrepres...
PresentersMr Daniel Edwards
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Monday21Oct2019
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Blame Thomas Jefferson: Anti-Intellectualism and Vocationalism in American Higher Education
Free Public LectureThomas Jefferson was wellknown for his support for education as the founder of the University of Virginia in 1819. He had a crucial role in defining the US Constitution; however, he and the other founding fathers were silent on matters regarding e...
PresentersDr Yuhang Rong
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm