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Get up! Stand up! Show up!
Fri, 1 Jul 2022
Categories: Alumni.
As NAIDOC Week 2022 begins, JCU Alumni Jesse Martin emphasises the importance of fighting for change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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Illustrating care for the environment
Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Categories: Students.
A proud Kamilaroi woman and passionate environmental scientist, Alumni Merinda Walters talks about her love of art and science and how she created a career that connects people and the environment.
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Forging a trail to ENT surgery
Tue, 17 May 2022
Categories: Alumni.
Torres Strait Islander doctor Lisa Waia first glimpsed herself as an ear, nose and throat surgeon during a James Cook University medical placement on Cape York
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Land, Law & Legacy: The Mabo Decision 30 years on
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
Categories: Students.
Hear from three JCU students, each with their own story and aspirations, as they reflect on the legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo and the Mabo Decision.
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Creating connections in the classroom
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
Categories: Students.
On 29 October, Queensland celebrates World Teachers’ Day to thank teachers for their important work. Pre-service teachers like JCU Student Martika Carroll are keen to join the next generation of teachers. Martika shares the important difference that teachers can make in students’ lives and encourages
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Appointment of Prof Martin Nakata as DVC Indigenous Education and Strategy
Mon, 15 Nov 2021
Categories: Staff.
One of Australia’s top Indigenous scholars, James Cook University’s Professor Martin Nakata, has been appointed to the role of Deputy Vice Chancellor, Indigenous Education and Strategy.
JCU becomes only the fourth Australian university to establish an Indigenous leadership position at the Deputy Vice Chancellor level.
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2021 SCU Faculty of Education Dean’s Keynote Series - Professor Martin Nakata
Thu, 14 Oct 2021
Categories: Staff, Events.
Professor Martin Nakata's keynote presentation on Indigenous Scholarship: "An alternate scholarship proposition for researching contemporary Indigenous issues".
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Torres Strait Islander doctor's path to healing
Wed, 23 Jun 2021
Categories: Alumni.
JCU graduate Dr Nathan Passi wants to inspire a new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors and create change in Indigenous health.
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