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"Can we grieve not for a person but for an institution? Should we be angry over
possibilities destroyed, young talents denied a chance to flourish? Is there
any point in lamenting greed, short-sightedness, the brutality of power?
As I write this, in September 2021, Australian higher education is in a deeper
hole than it has been since the 1950s, when the creaky collection of
universities inherited from colonial times, under severe stress, was rescued by
the Menzies government. I worked in that rebuilt sector as student, teacher and
researcher for about 50 years. Then I retired and wrote a book called, with a
mixture of irony and hope,
The Good University.
In the past couple of years I’ve watched the COVID-19 pandemic place huge new
demands on university workers – my colleagues and friends – who had already
come under heavy stress. This is a brief reflection on what has happened and
why, and how we might do better."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
