As the national body for the humanities in Australia, our response included a range of bold and impactful ideas, including a Universities Commission drawing on the integrative powers of the Learned Academies, and a Humanities Future Fund to address much-needed sector reforms, including the provision of new programs in the national interest and to invest […]
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We have taken several steps along this path. We are forming a new Indigenous Studies Section and have elected more Indigenous researchers and practitioners to our Fellowship. We are also putting in place structures to recognise and respect Indigenous knowledges and expertise across our policies and programs. The Academy Council now recommits the Academy to
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Thursday 26 May 2022 Emeritus Professor Lesley Head FASSA FAHA, President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, today announced the resignation of long-serving Executive Director, Dr Christina (Tina) Parolin, effective November 25, 2022. “Our long-serving and much-loved Executive Director, Tina Parolin, has decided to resign effective 25 November 2022. I am happy for Tina
Skilling the workforce The most sustainable jobs of the future will require skills acquired through the humanities Australia’s future workforce requires knowledge of our global context, linguistic diversity, critical understanding and analytical skills invest in area studies, languages and other humanities disciplines Since 1990, jobs for creative skills in Australia have grown at twice the
The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.