Students First: A Panel Session at the High Commission of Canada (Australia)

To correspond with the Universities Australia Conference 2022, senior university leaders came together to attend a networking and panel session entitled Putting Students first at the High Commission of Canada residence in Canberra, Australia.

Prof Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University, delivered an introductory address and spoke about the concepts raised in his recent book “Students First. Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education”. This was followed by a panel discussion that considered the topic in further detail. The panel consisted of:

• Professor Kerri-Lee Krause, Provost and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Avondale University
• Professor Simon Barrie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Western Sydney University
• Mr Tony Maguire, Regional Director, D2L ANZ
• Ms Natasha Milner, Student Ambassador, Victoria University

Watch this video to gain access to the content that was covered in the panel discussion.