As the Albanese government considers the Segal report on antisemitism (with more reports to come on other forms of racism) Australian university administrations face a new "French Review" moment. As with the 2019 Independent Review of Free Expression in Australian higher education (by former High Court Chief Justice Robert French), they've been working to articulate…
Feel free to disagree on campus … as we all learn to “Enlighten Up”
Recent moves by university leaders to restrict campus protests and “combat racism” recall past debates on the uses and limits of free expression in Australian higher education. How do institutions meet campus safety and inclusion commitments without undermining the main aims of higher learning institutions - to seek, share and strengthen knowledge and understanding, as…
When minds collide on campus: why it’s hard to see eye-to-eye (but worth the try)
In Australian universities, scholars and students disagree on many topics. Often a little, sometimes a lot. Usually for plausible reasons that each side deems valid enough to persuade an impartial spectator that we are right! and they are wrong! On hotly contested topics, it's harder to disagree well. To defend their view, some shift gear…
Big Little Thought Crimes in Melbourne 