Treating cultural difference as a positive asset for learning
A proud Nurungga man who grew up in the Point Pearce Mission on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney AM (PhD(EHLT) ’07) is today […]
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Adding brilliant colour to positive artistic messages
Mali Isabel (BEd(PrR-7), BA ’21) is a unique type of political artist, using rainbow colours and dazzling Indigenous dot designs to speak about better possibilities through […]
Building language, community and confidence for deaf students
When you talk to Teresa Maiolo (MEd(SpecEd) ’13) about deaf education, you feel her passion for helping deaf children achieve all that they are capable of. […]
Our passionate educators recognised for their innovation and care
Congratulations to the Flinders graduates and passionate educators who have been recognised with teaching awards in 2025. PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARDS WINNERS & FINALISTS Innovation in […]
Creating opportunities for others to grow
For Andrew Mittiga (BEd(MidSecSch), BA’18), teaching has always been about more than just lessons in the classroom. It’s about connection, inspiration, and creating opportunities for others […]
Building a vision
Thursina Islamic International Boarding School (IIBS) founder and CEO, Nur Abidin (MEd ’11) was born in a small Indonesian village where most people worked in agriculture […]
A teacher and a learner
Growing up in Adelaide’s southern suburbs in a busy family of four kids, Jason McKenzie (BEd(MidSecSch), BA’19) has always been curious about the world around him. […]
Teaching outside the box
Growing up on a farm in Mildura, Cherie Dawkins (BEd(Sec), BSpecEd ’20, GradCertLeaderEd ’22) has always had a heart for helping others. Her upbringing held family […]
The path to reconciliation runs through education
Education is the key to reconciliation – and Professor Jackie Huggins AM (DipEd ’88, BA(Hons) ’90) says it starts with Indigenous Australians succeeding in higher education, […]