Posts tagged with News
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Brave New World? More like an old undemocratic one.
NSW State Secretary, Genevieve Kelly, has penned the following letter (Campus Review, 15 August 2011) in response to Fred Hilmer’s argument that modern university governance needs fewer elected representatives.
“Academics – and particularly historians – must have stifled a laugh when they read Fred Hilmer’s prescription for a “brave new world” of university governance. (Campus Review, June 14). According to the UNSW vice-chancellor, modern university governance needs fewer elected representatives, to create a more streamlined approach.
Reading between the lines, it’s clear Professor Hilmer thinks a university council should be little more than a rubber stamp for the whims of its executive. Elections are a messy business, after all, and to quote Campus Review, “Hilmer believes elected representatives on a council end up representing their constituents
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Extension of Time for Nominations in NTEU CDU Elections 2011
Following the close of nominations in the Charles Darwin University Branch elections on 27 July 2011, there were some positions for which no, or insufficient, nominations were received.
Under the ...
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NTEU on Facebook
To complement our existing communication methods, the NTEU NSW Division has established a Facebook page to provide members and supporters with updates on what is happening in Branches across the state.
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NTEU delivers your pay rise!
2.5% January increase coming your way
The 2.5% pay increase in our pay packets on 27 January was negotiated by the NTEU as part of The University of Sydney Enterprise Agreement 2009 – 2012. ...
Bulletin Or Leaflet
(367 KB) - PDFNTEU delivers your pay rise! - JAN2011
Published: 26 Jan, 2011
Tags: USYD, Newsletter, bulletin, pay rise
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Once upon a time, universities were all about…
By Gabe Gooding
Many of us remember our university days with fondness, but today’s Uni students are facing a far different experience.
Today they are accumulating debt, which in some cases ...
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Media Release: UWA Staff Say No To Job Cuts in Engineering
Staff from the University of Western Australia, held an early morning protest on Stirling Highway highlighting concerns at the University’s decision to slash jobs in the Faculty of ...
Staff Cuts Protest
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Media Release: UWA Staff to Protest Job Cuts in Engineering
Staff from the University of Western Australia will protest against planned cuts to academic jobs in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics on Thursday October 14.
Members of the ...
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Media Release: University Union Opposes WA Government’s Compulsory Acquisition of Land
The National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) has voted unanimously to support the traditional owners of James Price Point in their opposition to the Barnett Government’s compulsory ...
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NTEU WA Division Media Release: New Minister for Tertiary Education
The WA Division of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) today welcomed the appointment of Western Australian Senator the Honourable Chris Evans as the new Minister with ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Staff Union Says No to Job Cuts at UWA
The National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) UWA Branch announced today the initiation of campaign against job cuts in the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences (BBCS). UWA ...
