This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/11/julia-gillard-adelaide-university-post
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Julia Gillard takes up honorary post at the University of Adelaide | Julia Gillard takes up honorary post at the University of Adelaide |
| (7 days later) | |
| The former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has a new role as an honorary visiting professor at her alma mater, the University of Adelaide. | The former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has a new role as an honorary visiting professor at her alma mater, the University of Adelaide. |
| Gillard said she was delighted with the appointment, which will begin on 1 November. | Gillard said she was delighted with the appointment, which will begin on 1 November. |
| The University of Adelaide's vice-chancellor, Prof Warren Bebbington, said Gillard would make a significant contribution to the university's school of history and politics. | The University of Adelaide's vice-chancellor, Prof Warren Bebbington, said Gillard would make a significant contribution to the university's school of history and politics. |
| "As Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard has unique knowledge and experience to offer any university and we are honoured that she has chosen to return to the University of Adelaide, where she began her tertiary education," he said in a statement on Wednesday. | "As Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard has unique knowledge and experience to offer any university and we are honoured that she has chosen to return to the University of Adelaide, where she began her tertiary education," he said in a statement on Wednesday. |
| "Through her contribution to seminars and our internship program, she will share her experiences and insights with both current and future students." | "Through her contribution to seminars and our internship program, she will share her experiences and insights with both current and future students." |
| Gillard said she was "absolutely delighted" to be associated in such a meaningful way with the university, where she studied law and arts from 1979 to 1981. | Gillard said she was "absolutely delighted" to be associated in such a meaningful way with the university, where she studied law and arts from 1979 to 1981. |
| However, Gillard did not graduate from the University of Adelaide, as she moved to Melbourne in 1982 and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne. | However, Gillard did not graduate from the University of Adelaide, as she moved to Melbourne in 1982 and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne. |
| "I have been warmly welcomed and look forward to becoming a part of the academic endeavours of the school of history and politics," Gillard said. | "I have been warmly welcomed and look forward to becoming a part of the academic endeavours of the school of history and politics," Gillard said. |
| "I will also be co-locating my offices as a former prime minister at the university and working there regularly." | "I will also be co-locating my offices as a former prime minister at the university and working there regularly." |
| The appointment is unpaid. Bebbington said University of Adelaide politics students had benefited from the contributions of an array of political figures, including the former Liberal foreign minister Alexander Downer, the former leader of the Australian Democrats Natasha Stott Despoja and Professor John Bannon, the South Australian premier from 1979 to 1992. | The appointment is unpaid. Bebbington said University of Adelaide politics students had benefited from the contributions of an array of political figures, including the former Liberal foreign minister Alexander Downer, the former leader of the Australian Democrats Natasha Stott Despoja and Professor John Bannon, the South Australian premier from 1979 to 1992. |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. |
Previous version
1
Next version