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The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFunding25t
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“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond347t
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We are currently inviting EOIs for three PhD scholarship opportunities: → Social Equity Open Call go.unimelb.edu.au/d3u8 → Social Equity in Engineering & Information Technology go.unimelb.edu.au/r4u8 → Reproductive Justice go.unimelb.edu.au/ew58 Please share!
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Reminder: The @MonashEducation School of Education, Culture & Society is recruiting a Professor w/ research focus on education + gender and/or race inequalities. App deadline is July 4th. Come join us! #researchjobs #academia @AustSoc @AustAssocResEd #RT jobs.ac.uk/job/DIC361/profes…
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🔦latest issue curated by @karentfarq @AshyHaw offers interdisciplinary look into unique pandemic challenges & #racism faced by #migrant communities in Australia tandfonline.com/toc/cjis20/c…
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Karen Farquharson retweeted
Re our ARC project on men working in the care sector: We now would like to interview people in *supervisory* or shift or site manager positions in the disability or aged care sector. $50 Gift card in return for 30 mins interview. Pls share widely #research #men #carework
We’re looking for executives, senior managers, policy makers, union reps & similar stakeholders in the disability and aged #care sectors to discuss drivers and barriers to men’s participation in front line roles in these industries. Please share! #auspol #research #carework
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We are delighted to announce that EOIs are open for three new PhD scholarships. Projects closely aligned with our research priority areas of Inclusive & Distributive Economies, Gender Equity, Health Equity, and Migration & Mobility will be highly regarded. go.unimelb.edu.au/b2u8
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RT @Craig_Foster: It takes courage to challenge one’s own country about racism, or any serious shortcomings. And it’s the responsibility o…
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Check out the new special issue by TASA members @AshyHaw & @karentfarq 'Covid-19, Migration, and Racism in Australia: Key Challenges and Research Directions'. All of the articles are currently available on OPEN ACCESS. See buff.ly/3R8owPR
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Karen Farquharson retweeted
Australia hasn’t confronted its enduring white Australia policy; the racism ripples thru contemporary society: from the playground to the boardroom. If you don’t think Australia has a racism problem you’re probably privileged to never have experienced it! smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-ra…
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This Thursday in person and online – register via eventbrite.com.au/e/decoloni…
🌟 Exciting News! Join us for our special May seminar; we're exploring "Decolonising Education in Africa: Achieving 'the Africa we want' through education." Thursday, 30th May, 2:30 - 4:30pm at Linkway, John Medley building #DecolonisingEducation #ASGmonthlyseminars
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Karen Farquharson retweeted
Dave Farrugia + I are looking for someone to take up a PhD scholarship on our young people + side-hustles project based at Deakin. The project is funded by the ARC. More information about the project + the scholarship here: findaphd.com/phds/programme/… Please share widely!
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Karen Farquharson retweeted
Complete this survey from @CMSport_Aus that aims to understand how racism impacts community sport and what can be done to help address it, assisting them to develop a program that tackles racism in Victorian sport: bit.ly/3vEjnHR
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We are recruiting for our @VicHealth funded survey on racism in community sport. If you are over 18 and associated with community sport, please particpate!
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