Vice-Chancellor's Fellow

Nov 28, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Robert Manne |Vice-Chancellor's Fellow |La Trobe

By Robert Manne, Emeritus Professor of Politics and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University On May 15, 1938, Chaim Manne, his wife Leonora and their young son tried to escape Nazi Austria by gassing themselves. Leonora succeeded. Chaim’s ordeal was just beginning. Read complete article© The Conversation -

Apr 19, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Elizabeth Finkel |Vice-Chancellor's Fellow |La Trobe

In February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared the museum is “not a university”, and will gut its research capabilities, starting this July.

Apr 19, 2024 | theconversation.com | Elizabeth Finkel |Vice-Chancellor's Fellow |La Trobe

In February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared the museum is “not a university”, and will gut its research capabilities, starting this July. In Australia and abroad, hundreds of scientists and friends of the museum have expressed their horror at the proposal, to the media, in letters to the state government, and in interviews with the author.

Apr 19, 2024 | thetimes.com.au | Elizabeth Finkel |Vice-Chancellor's Fellow |La Trobe

In February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared[1] the museum is “not a university”, and will gut its research capabilities, starting this July. In Australia and abroad, hundreds of scientists and friends of the museum have expressed their horror at the proposal, to the media, in letters to the state government, and in interviews with the author.