Michelle Trudgett
Biography
Professor Michelle Trudgett is an Indigenous scholar from the Wiradjuri Nation in New South Wales. Michelle currently holds the position Pro Vice-Chancellor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, Strategy and Consultation at Western Sydney University. Prior to this appointment she served as the Inaugural Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Technology Sydney, and was previously the Head of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University. In 2018, Michelle received the highly prestigious National NAIDOC Scholar of the Year Award, additionally she was also awarded the Neville Bonner Award for Teaching Excellence (along with colleagues Page and Bodkin-Andrews).
She has been a Chief Investigator on four Australian Research Council grants, three as the lead CI, which equates to $4,189,000 in funding. Michelle has developed an international reputation as a leading Indigenous Australian scholar whose research provides considerable insight into Indigenous participation in higher education, with a specific focus on the postgraduate sector. She is currently working on two significant ARC projects - one will reshape the way universities currently 'do business' with Indigenous Australians through focusing on Indigenous leadership and governance in higher education, whilst the other investigates how the sector can best support and develop Indigenous early career researchers. Michelle is deeply passionate about ensuring that all students and staff at Western Sydney University have the opportunity to meaningfully engage with Indigenous Knowledges.
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Funding freeze on universities will cut to the heart of Western Sydney’s future
Maybe pulling $2.1 billion out of the education budget will allow the Treasurer to put the funds to something he feels is of better use. There’s a state government looking to build a few stadiums. Read More
Royal commission report makes preventing institutional sexual abuse a national responsibility
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse today presented a socially and historically contextualised understanding of child sexual abuse. Read More
Academic joins world leading researchers on highly cited list
For the third year in a row, Professor Wei Xing Zheng from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics has been named on the annual Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list. Read More
A message from the west: Dear Sydney, we're heading for a messy break-up
We're tired. Two hundred thousand western Sydney residents are compelled to journey eastward into Sydney every weekday for work; decent paying, globally connected and fulfilling work. We're over it. Read More
After postal vote, we will never think of western Sydney the same way again
Who will defend the rights of pastry chefs who "conscientiously object" to baking a cake for a gay wedding? With the results in, some parliamentarians will no doubt choose to contend with that very question. Read More
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The Deputy Vice Chancellor Indigenous Leadership reports to the Vice-Chancellor, is a member of the University Executive and is responsible for providing senior level leadership of the University's academic portfolio.
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Speeches, Interviews and Publications
Preparing Educators for Blended Pedagogies
Digital Campuses and Blended Learning: Preparing Educators for Blended Pedagogies
Developing Organisational Resilience: Directions for WSU
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A Vitally Important Campaign
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