Professoriate Letter to Council re. lack of confidence in ANU Executive

Professors in all ANU Colleges are invited to indicate their willingness to be a signatory on the following letter addressed to Council, by filling in the form below. The letter will only be sent, and potential signatories will only be revealed, if a clear majority of the Professoriate across the ANU is in agreement and are willing to be signatories. (That is, the letter will not be sent unless more than 50% of currently employed level E Professors have indicated their willingness to sign on under that condition.) This is not merely for the protection of individuals; it is crucial to the very meaning and significance of the letter as a contribution towards governance of the ANU that the Professoriate is represented in sufficient numbers.

Two Emeritus Professors with long distinguished histories at the ANU - Valerie Braithwaite and Bruce Chapman - have agreed to be guardians of the integrity of this process. They will ensure ethical handling of signature data to the best of their abilities, including accurate determination of the 50% threshold. For queries about the process, Valerie can be reached at valerie.braithwaite@gmail.com and Bruce can be reached on 0424 589 728.

As Professors we are guardians of this great institution. Please consider signing this letter and bringing it to the attention of your fellow Professors.This is not a formal poll but rather a staff-led process, and the methodology, as far as reaching colleagues right across campus, depends on many passing on the letter to fellow Professors for their consideration.


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To the ANU Council,

It is with deep regret that we – the undersigned who constitute a clear majority of the Professoriate - write to convey our lack of confidence in ANU’s executive management team, led by Vice Chancellor Bell.

We appreciate that this executive has inherited significant challenges. The financial situation of the University has been more precarious since the onset of the global pandemic in 2019. There are historic problems of workplace culture that require ongoing monitoring and repair.

These and other challenges associated with the sector more broadly, however, make it imperative that ANU’s executive have the requisite leadership qualities to make wise, well-informed strategic and operational decisions. To succeed, ANU’s leadership needs to inspire the confidence of staff, students and other stakeholders. 

Unfortunately, the current executive has shown, through its alienation of staff in the implementation of ‘Renew ANU’, and the evasive way it has handled professional scrutiny both from within and outside the University, that it does not have these crucial leadership qualities. There has been a collapse in staff wellbeing and morale. Despite multiple overtures, the executive has declined to change its course and even its mode of operation.

If we are to prevent further dramatic decline in ANU’s reputation and ability to fulfil its national mission, an immediate change of core executive team is required, via a process that enables restored confidence in ANU’s leadership and governance.

We look forward to your response regarding the steps Council will take to address this matter.

Sincerely,


[total of 271 signatories, including 183 out of 349 estimated 'ordinary line Professors', as at 19th September; the letter was sent to Council on Friday 12th September]


Professor Adrian Sheppard, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Adrienne Nicotra, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Alan Hajek , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Albert Van Dijk, College of Systems & Society

Professor Alexander Mikheyev, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Amanda Barnard, College of Systems & Society

Professor Andrew Berry, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Andrew Macintosh , College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Andy Hogg, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Anthea Roberts, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Anthony Hill, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Anthony Licata, College of Systems & Society

Professor Assa Doron, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Ben Andrews, College of Systems & Society

Professor Ben Buchler, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Ben Corry , College of Science & Medicine

Professor Ben Edwards, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Benjamin Goldsmith, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Benjamin Penny, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Benjamin Schwessinger, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Bina D’Costa, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Bjoern Dressel, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Bruce Scates, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Bruce Smyth, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Caitlin Byrt, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Carolyn Hendriks, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Carolyn Strange, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Catherine Travis, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Cedric Simenel, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Celeste Linde, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Celia Roberts, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Christian Downie, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Christine Phillips, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Cian O'Driscoll, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Colin Klein, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Daniel Macdonald, College of Systems & Society

Professor Daniel Stoljar, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Darren Halpin, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Distinguished Professor David Lindenmayer, College of Systems & Society

Professor David Tscharke, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Desmond Manderson , College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Dominic Verity, College of Systems & Society

Professor Don Butler, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Edith Gray, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Eduardo Eyras, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Edward Aspinall, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Emma Schultz, College of Business & Economics

Professor Esperanza Martinez, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Evan Kidd, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Evelyn Goh, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Fedor Iskhakov, College of Business & Economics

Professor Francois Rigaut, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Frank Bongiorno, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Frank Jotzo, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Garrett Cullity, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Gavin Huttley, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Geoffrey Clark, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor George Lawson, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Gillian Russell, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Greg Yaxley, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Hanna Kurniawati, College of Systems & Society

Professor Helen Keane, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Hongdong Li, College of Systems & Society

Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić, College of Science & Medicine

Distinguished Professor Ian McAllister, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Ilya Shadrivov, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Iman Shames, College of Systems & Society

Professor Inger Mewbum, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor James Raymer, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Jamie Pittock, College of Systems & Society

Professor Jeremy Farrall, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Jimin Yu, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Jochen brocks, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Jochen Renz, College of Systems & Society

Professor Joe Hope, College of Science & Medicine

Professor John Bekkers, College of Science & Medicine

Professor John McCarthy, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor John Rathjen, College of Science & Medicine

Professor John Stachurski, College of Business & Economics

Professor Jolyon Ford, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Justin Borevitz, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Kamalini Lokuge, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Karima Laachir, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Kate Ogg, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Katie Steele, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Keith Dowding, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Kerry Taylor, College of Systems & Society

Professor Kim Sterelny, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Kirsten Ainley, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Klaus Weber, College of Systems & Society

Professor Kylie Message-Jones, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Kyung Moon Hwang, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Leighton McDonald , College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Leonie Quinn, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Li Narangoa, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Lindell Bromham, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Lorana Bartels, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Louis Moresi, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Luke Connal, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Luke Glanville, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Maja Adamska, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Marcel Cardillo, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Maria Nugent, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Mark Humphrey, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Mark Krumholz, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Mark Wilson, College of Business & Economics

Professor Markus Brueckner, College of Business & Economics

Professor Martin Thomas, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Martine Mariotti, College of Business & Economics

Professor Marvin Wee, College of Business & Economics

Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Matthew Gray, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Meg Keen, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Meghan Miller, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Melanie Nolan, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Melinda Cooper, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Melissa Ness, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Meredith Rossner, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Michael Ellwood, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Michael Ireland, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Michael Jennions, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Michael Lounsbury, College of Business & Economics

Professor Michael Sherburn, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Michelle Banfield, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Miranda Forsyth, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Murray T Batchelor, College of Systems & Society

Professor Naomi Langmore, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Naomi Priest, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Nicholas Biddle, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Nicholas Brown, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Nicholas Chilton, College of Science & Medicine

Distinguished Professor Nicholas Evans, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Nicholas Southwood, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Nicolas Cherbuin, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Patrick Kluth, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Paul Tregoning, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Pauline Ridge, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Penny King, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Peter Whiteford , College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Philip Batterham, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Distinguished Professor Philip Pettit, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Ping Koy Lam, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Raymond Lovett, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Distinguished Professor Renee Fry-McKibbin, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Roald Maliangkay, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Robert Ackland, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Robert Furbank, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Robert Heinsohn, College of Systems & Society

Professor Robert Lanfear, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Ron Levy, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Rosalind Smith, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Ross Hannan, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Sally Hall Dykgraaf, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Sango Mahanty, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Scott Keogh, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Seth Lazar, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Sharon Bessell, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Sharon Friel, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Shiro Armstrong, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Shunichi Ishihara, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Simon Grant, College of Business & Economics

Professor Simon Haberle, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Stephen Gould, College of Systems & Society

Professor Stephen Howes, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Stephen Tims, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Stewart Fallon, College of Science & Medicine

Distinguished Professor Susan O'Connor, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Sylvie Thiebaux, College of Systems & Society

Professor Takeshi Yamada, College of Business & Economics

Professor Tanya Jakimow, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Tegan Cruwys, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Thomas Huber, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Thushara Abhayapala, College of Systems & Society

Professor Tracy Smart, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Ulrike Mathesius , College of Science & Medicine

Professor Uri Onn, College of Systems & Society

Professor Victoria McGeer, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Vincent Craig, College of Science & Medicine

Professor Vladimir Canudas-Romo, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Professor Wesley Widmaier, College of Asia & the Pacific

Professor Will Bateman, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Professor Yuerui Lu, College of Systems & Society

Distinguished Professor Yun Liu, College of Science & Medicine

Honorary Professor Alan Lawrence Carey, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Alison Booth , College of Business & Economics

Emeritus Professor Amanda Barnard, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Andrei Rode, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Andrew Cockburn, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Andrew Hopkins, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Angela Woollacott , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Distinguished Professor Ann McGrath, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Barry Ninham, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Benedict J Kerkvliet, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Boyd Hunter , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Bruce Chapman , College of Business & Economics

Emeritus Professor Catherine Waldby , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Chris Gregory , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Christine Helliwell, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Honorary Professor Colin Filer, College of Asia & the Pacific

Honorary Professor David B Tait, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor David G. Marr, College of Asia & the Pacific

Honorary Professor David Hawking, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Dorothy Broom, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Minchin, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Elmars Krausz, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Denis James Evans, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Erich Weigold, College of Science & Medicine

Honorary Professor Eugene Gamaly , College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Francis Castles, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Frank Jackson, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Distinguished Professor Gareth Evans, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Glenn Alexander Withers, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Greg Fealy, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Hal Hill, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Hans Bachor, College of Science & Medicine

Honorary Professor Iain Gordon, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Ian Jackson, College of Science & Medicine

Honorary Professor Israr Qureshi, College of Business & Economics

Emeritus Professor James J. Fox, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Jane Helen Simpson, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Janette Lindesay, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Jill Matthews, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Jochen Zeil, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor John Braithwaite, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Honorary Professor John finnigan, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor John Hutchinson, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor John Slaney, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Jonathan Unger, College of Asia & the Pacific

Honorary Professor Kalpana Ram, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Distinguished Professor Kathryn Robinson, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Ken Baldwin, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt , College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Luca Tacconi , College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Malcolm Gillies, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Malcolm Ross, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Malcolm Sambridge, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Margaret Jolly, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Margaret Thornton, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Marilyn C. Ball, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Michael Barnsley, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Michael Greenhalgh , College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Michael Smithson, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Neil Trudinger, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Nicolas Peterson, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Patrick De Deckker, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Patrick Guinness, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Paul D. Hutchcroft, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Paul Gatenby, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Penelope J. Gullan, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Peter Bouwknegt, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Peter Drahos, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Honorary Professor Klaus-Martin Schulte, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Jim Williams, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Robert Magrath, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Rodney Kennedy, College of Systems & Society

Emeritus Professor Ryszard Maleszka, College of Science & Medicine

Honorary Professor, Sarah Legge College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Sinclair Dinnen, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Stefan Broer, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Stephen Buckman, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Stephen Hyde, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Terence Hull, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, College of Asia & the Pacific

Emeritus Professor Tim Bonyhady, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Toni Makkai, College of Arts & Social Sciences

Emeritus Professor Tony Foley, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Trevor D Lamb, College of Science & Medicine

Emeritus Professor Valerie Braithwaite, College of Law, Governance & Policy

Emeritus Professor Virginia Hooker, College of Asia & the Pacific

Distinguished Professor Warwick McKibbin, College of Law, Governance & Policy


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