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Don't do what Australia has done.(Universities)
ON JULY 7 I RECEIVED a message from an academic colleague in Israel, which included the following passage:
The Technion and other Israeli universities are currently engaged in a very difficult and apparently crucial debate about how to respond to a number of demands from political spheres to change their structure and relinquish a considerable part of their current authority to run their own institutions. There is considerable apprehension that the effect will be very damaging to academic standards and level of research. A number of people have drawn attention to what happened in Australia with the changes instigated by John Dawkins in 1988 ... It would be very ...
- John Dawkins reaches back
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Vincent Thompson March 4, 1994 700+ words
Vincent Thompson Philadelphia Tribune, The 03-04-1994 John Dawkins reaches back. By Vincent Thompson Tribune Staff John Dawkins spent his formative years growing up around 25th and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia. So when time came...
- Australia welcomes U.S. proposals to end chaos in international agricultural...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 7, 1987 700+ words
AUSTRALIA WELCOMES U.S. PROPOSALS TO...WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's minister for trade, John Dawkins, has welcomed President Reagan...agricultural trade, the Embassy of Australia said today. The U.S. proposal...
- Australia, United States issue joint communique following bilateral ministerial...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 23, 1987 700+ words
...annual ANZUS talks between Australia, the United States and New...alliance. The government of Australia said New Zealand's decision...minister for trade, Mr. John Dawkins, also participated in the...measures. In this context, Australia maintains its bilateral security...
- Asia Calling: Australia. (immigration)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) August 24, 1991 700+ words
...around 17m, still tiny for Australia's size, even allowing for...only bigots talk of "white Australia". In 1989-90 46% of all...federal employment minister, John Dawkins, said immigration should...said he doubted whether Australia could continue housing immigrants...
- Australia, warts and all, turns 200. (some sobering self-analysis)
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Winchester, Simon February 1, 1988 700+ words
Australia, warts and all, turns 200 Australia began its bicentennial year in...observes the Minister of Education, John Dawkins, of this re-enactment of the...Since the infamous "white Australia' policy was phased out in the...
- Debating literacy in Australia: history lessons and popular f(r)ictions.
- Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Green, Bill Hodgens, John Luke, Allan February 1, 1997 700+ words
...Report [Adult Education in Australia], 1944, p. 106. Delinquents...8 August 1976, p. 3. Australia's ability to compete internationally...to improved productivity. John Dawkins, media release, Department...Literacy was not a major issue in Australia before preparations for International...
- Australia-U.S. ministerial talks set for Monday.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 17, 1987 700+ words
AUSTRALIA-U.S. MINISTERIAL TALKS...announced that the third Australia-U.S. Ministerial talks...and the Minister for Trade John Dawkins. The chief of the Australian...between the governments of Australia and the United States...
- Australia supports `Oz Rock' music as export product
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times David Huynh September 2, 1988 700+ words
SYDNEY, Australia "Oz Rock," Australia's raunchy rock 'n' roll music...Australian Trade Commission and John Dawkins, the minister for employment...a company called Export Music Australia Ltd. to promote local contemporary...
