We had the launch of the Australian Indigenous Studies major on Tuesday - it’s important to mark achievements, otherwise the academic year is reduced to an infinite set of problems to be solved and deadlines to be met.
It was also an occasion to thank some of those who
contribute to the success of the Australian Indigenous Studies Program. Academic staff give their time to teach into it; tutors take on the challenge of working through concepts and ideas with students; professional staff ensure that our administrative infrastructure is sound and that we are appropriately advised.
Underlying this is the less quantifiable fact of goodwill. Without it an interdisciplinary program has no future. Goodwill can be unacknowledged but its absence is immediately obvious.
At the launch: Ruby Lowe, Diane Jones, Odette Kelada and Erin LaRue
