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18
Jun
2009

Minorities Find It Harder To Get Jobs - RSSS Research Study

Job applicants find it easier to get an interview if they have an Anglo-Saxon name, according to new research from The Australian National University. The study, conducted by ANU economists Professor Alison Booth and Professor Andrew Leigh (pictured, right) from the Research School of Social…

05
Jun
2009

Freilich Foundation

Seminar - Personal Bigotry and Politics of Public Violence in India Dr Dibyesh Anand Visiting Fellow Freilich Foundation, 2009 Reader in International Relations Centre for the Study of Democracy Westminster…

26
May
2009

ANU School of Art Student Wins American Tapestry Alliance Student Award

The American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) is pleased to announce that Daniel Edwards from the School of Art at The Australian National University has been awarded the ATA Student Award for 2009. Daniel was introduced to tapestry in his first year of undergraduate studies at the ANU School of Art and…

21
May
2009

CASS' Professor Joan Beaumont Selected as a Judge for the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The Director of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Joan Beaumont, has been announced as one of three judges for the Prime Minister's 2009 Literary Awards in the Non-Fiction category by the Federal Arts Minister and ANU graduate, Mr Peter Garrett. The Prime Minister's Literary Awards …

21
May
2009

Professor Jerzy (George) Zubrzycki

To celebrate Professor Zubrzycki’s life and his contribution to sociology and the ANU, a Memorial Service will be held: Date: Friday 20 November 2009 Time: 2.30-3.30pm, followed by refreshments Venue: The McDonald Room, Menzies Library, Building 22, ANUParking: Please be aware that…

12
May
2009

Four New Professorial Appointments in the College of Arts and Social Sciences

The academic excellence and diversity of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University continues to grow with the appointment of four new professorial staff to join the College in the second half of 2009. Professor Adam Graycar has been awarded the Chair in…

11
May
2009

11 June - Violent Ends: The Arts of Environmental Anxiety

A multi-media event  9.30am to 5pm The Studio, National Museum of Australia Through music, film, poetry, visual art, dance and discussion, this event explores a wide range of expressions and interpretations of environmental anxiety. The day includes a graduate forum on 'Death of the…