Appointments and Achievements

Appointments and Achievements from this week in HE
ATEC needed for a new academic employment model

Carolyn Sutherland (Monash U) examined enterprise agreements since 2022 to identify the ways new industrial law improves conditions for academic casuals. She argues their teaching tasks are still, “equivalent to the components of an academic production line.”
More comrades on Vic uni councils

Victorian Skills Minster Gayle Tierney says a State Parliament inquiry will focus on “putting students and staff at the centre of university decision-making, ensuring Victorian universities reflect the communities they serve.”
UNI’S ON NOTICE: 51% DOMESTIC MINIMUM

Australian universities need to have at least 51% domestic enrolments, Minister Jason Clare says.