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Who are the ANU Governance Project Working Group?
We are a group of Australian National University (ANU) academics and professional staff who believe there is an opportunity to work constructively towards better governance of our national university and the higher education sector more broadly.
We believe the ANU has an opportunity to lead the sector as a model of stakeholder-led, collectively-designed governance reform, commensurate with our mission to deliver public and social goods for the nation, in a responsible and efficient manner.
Higher education faces enormous challenges: this is a solutions-focused project designed to ensure that voices of university staff, students, and community stakeholders are central to designing and implementing governance reforms necessary for long-term sustainability.
As ANU scholars and professional staff, we know that the ANU community is uniquely well-positioned for such a task: we have a proud history of, and deep expertise in, contributing to cutting-edge, evidence-based Australian public policy and higher education reform.
In only two and a half weeks, over 600 members of the ANU community have participated in the ANU Governance Project. The project has achieved broad participation, crossing every College and major unit of the university, from senior professors and professionals to casual sessional staff, HDR, graduate, undergraduate students and alumni, donors, parents of ANU students, and other stakeholders in the community.
The community's participation demonstrates an enormous appetite within the university to contribute meaningfully towards governance solutions for the ANU and for the sector more generally.
By supporting a collectively-designed proposal for governance reform of our national university, we intend to elevate the ANU as a model of good governance in higher education.
Many members of the ANU community have contributed to this project, but we are led by the ANU Governance Project Working Group.
The ANU Governance Project Working Group is comprised of (in alphabetical order):
Professor Andy Hogg, College of Science and Medicine
Dr Beck Pearse, College of Arts and Social Sciences & College of Systems and Society
Emeritus Professor Bruce Chapman, College of Business and Economics
Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Carolyn Hendriks, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Emeritus Professor Catherine Waldby, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr V. Chitra, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Colin Klein, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Craig Moritz, College of Science and Medicine
Associate Professor Elise Klein, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Professor Frank Bongiorno, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Emeritus Professor Greg Fealy, College of Asia and the Pacific
Professor Greg Yaxley, College of Science and Medicine
Professor Ian McAllister, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Mr Ian Prager, College of Business and Economics
Professor Inger Mewburn, College of Asia and the Pacific
Dr Jessie Moritz, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Keith Dowding, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Katie Steele, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Laura Davy, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Professor Lorana Bartels, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Marija Taflaga, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Meredith Rossner, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Nick Biddle, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor Nick Cheesman, College of Asia and the Pacific
Professor Quentin Grafton, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Mr Robin Vleiger, College of Science and Medicine
Professor Ron Levy, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Professor Sasha Mikhayev, College of Science and Medicine
Professor Sango Mahanty, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Professor Sharon Friel, College of Law, Governance and Policy
Independence of the ANU Governance Project
The Governance Project is an independent, ANU staff-led project focused exclusively on long-term reform of broad governance principles and mechanisms that will ensure a thriving future for our university and its staff, students, and public stakeholders. It is intended to engage constructively with both internal and external stakeholders, including ANU Council.
All project data is held only by the ANU Governance Project Working Group.
Being a member of the ANU Governance Project Working Group does not preclude members from having the freedom to express their individual views on issues related to ANU governance and the current state of the university.
If you are interested in joining the mailing list of the ANU Governance Project Working Group, please contact us.
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