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The Melbourne University Union was and is the very heart of social life for students, and this book tells its story from its origins in 1884 until today. Spotlighted are students engaged in debate and activism, theatre and comedy, balls and bands. Described are changing visions of what a campus community should be. James Waghorne looks back at the Union's unique contribution to the University and to the world beyond. He sees the Union as the meeting place for convivial mixing and conversation and beginning friendships and associations that may last a lifetime.

When one thinks of Dallas, Texas, they probably think of J.R. Ewing, cowboys, Americas' Team and money. Reality is far different for those who sleep on the sidewalks and live in the shadows of the famed glass Dallas skyline. From middle class one day to living on the streets in Dallas, Texas the next; James recounts his story of survival, faith, hope, advocacy and the fight for those who would call him Uncle.

Australia's extraordinary contribution to World War I extended well beyond its military forces to the expertise of its universities and professional men and women. Scientists and engineers oversaw the manufacture of munitions and the development of chemical weapons. Doctors sustained soldiers in the trenches, and treated the physically and psychologically damaged. Public servants, lawyers and translators were employed in the war bureaucracy, while artists and writers found new modes to convey the trauma of war. The graduates and staff of Australia's six universities in Sydney, Melbourne,...

Australia's extraordinary contribution to World War I extended well beyond its military forces to the expertise of its universities and professional men and women. Scientists and engineers oversaw the manufacture of munitions and the development of chemical weapons. Doctors sustained soldiers in the trenches, and treated the physically and psychologically damaged. Public servants, lawyers and translators were employed in the war bureaucracy, while artists and writers found new modes to convey the trauma of war. The graduates and staff of Australia's six universitiesaEURO"Sydney, Melbourne,...

Dhoombak Goobgoowana acknowledges and publicly addresses the long, complex and troubled relationship between the Indigenous people of Australia and the University of Melbourne. It is a book about race and how it has been constructed by academics in the University. It is also about power and how academics have wielded it and justified its use against Indigenous populations, and about knowledge, especially the Indigenous knowledge that silently contributed to many early research projects and collection endeavours. By appropriating Wurundjeri land for its buildings, and accepting donations...