ACU Alum Issue 13

The man on a mission to advance Indigenous knowledge

The life story of Mark Rose, the distinguished education academic with traditional links to the Gunditjmara nation of Victoria, is perhaps not unique amongst Aboriginal people.

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Building a better world with bioethics

Bioethicist Xavier Symons is well aware of the potential pitfalls of a career in philosophy. Like all scholars of philosophical disciplines, he spends much of his time pondering some of life’s fundame...

From advertising to advocating

A one-hour online training session was the catalyst for a life changing decision that saw Youna Kim transition from corporate highflyer to an advocate to prevent family violence

A caring heart

When Babra Mutanda came to Australia in 2009 as a refugee from Zimbabwe, she’d had so few opportunities to learn that she had never even used a computer.

Inspiring change

After one visit to Uganda as a teenager, Young Alumni of the Year award winner Anne-Marie Reddan’s life changed forever and she’s never looked back.

Losing fear, finding home

Abiola Ajetomobi was forced to leave her home in Africa for a new life in Melbourne, arriving with limited English and a high school certificate.

Greg Craven: Closing the book

1 December

The facial features of Gregory Joseph Craven are quintessentially Irish. The prominent chin. The thin upper lip. The contoured nose. A map of Ireland on a face. On his first visit to the old country i...

ACU alumni share their stories of life in lockdown

1 December

The COVID-19 pandemic led many governments to put their countries into lockdown and brought huge changes to our lifestyles. People were required to stay home, some businesses were made to adapt, paren...