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Alan Gregory

Alan Gregory was born in Melbourne, educated at the University of Melbourne (B Com, Dip Ed, M Ed) and Simon Fraser University Canada, (Ph D). He was a teacher in Victorian high schools, then on the staff of the Faculty of Education Monash University for 25 years, including periods as a visiting scholar to several overseas universities. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia 1989 for services to education and the community, was Master of Ormond College, and served on several government boards including the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal. He has published widely in the field of economics, education and history, and his recent books include: It’s Only the Game that Counts: A history of Lord Somers Camp and Power House,  The Ever Open Door: A history of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the centenary history of Melbourne High School Strong Like its Pillars, and books on two principals: Brigadier George Langley, and  William (Bill) M Woodfull.

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Events

Meet the author: Graeme Turner (ANU, Canberra)

ANU Cinema 153 Tangney Rd, Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Acton, ACT

Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good. A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Gleebooks, Sydney)

Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales

A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The building of knowledge and the dissemination of information is vital to the proper functioning of our democracy. At the...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Readings, Melbourne)

Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

  Join us to hear Graeme Turner in conversation with Ben Eltham about Broken: Universities, Politics & the Public Good. In Broken, Graeme Turner examines the collapse of our Universities, from underfunding and over-reliance on...

Launch: Broken by Graeme Turner (Avid Reader, Brisbane)

Avid Reader 193 Boundary Street, West End, Queensland, Australia

ABOUT THE BOOK In Broken, Graeme Turner provides a reality check for those who imagine the academic life is one of privilege and leisure, laying bare the enormous challenges and...