Dr Ross Jones

Dr Ross Jones

Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous history of the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

Truth-telling and re-naming is an opportunity to redefine our future

Physical education pioneer Fritz Duras had a distinguished career, but our truth-telling process uncovered another side to Duras that can’t be ignored

Arts & Culture

"Melbourne had no place for the ‘black’ Indigenous population in the ‘white Australian race'"

Before 1940, the University of Melbourne was the centre of Australian eugenics – and it didn’t end with World War II

Arts & Culture

In this way, the beginning of a highly contested history of the University began

An Indigenous-led book challenges the presumption that universities make only ‘good’ contributions to the community – confronting the University of Melbourne’s disturbing history