Tales from the Quadrangle - Graeme Turner

Tales from the Quadrangle

The Accord has landed and now everyone agrees: our university system is broken

The Final Report from the Accord review of Australia’s universities has landed, with 47…

Graeme TurnerFebruary 29, 2024

Tales from the Quadrangle

No way to run a university: ACU butchers the humanities and its own reputation

This time, it's worse Humanities academics are wearily accustomed to attacks on their disciplines from…

Graeme TurnerNovember 20, 2023

Cheering on the decline in humanities degrees - Photo of UQ Quadrangle

Tales from the Quadrangle

Cheering on the decline in humanities degrees

I spent much of my academic career advocating for appropriate funding for teaching and research…

Graeme TurnerJuly 21, 2023