Greg Craven (academic)
Greg Craven AO | |
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Born |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 5 March 1958
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Awards | Order of Australia (AO), Order of St. Gregory the Great (KGCSGG) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Australian constitutional law, Federalism, succession |
Institutions |
Monash University, University of Notre Dame Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Australian Catholic University |
Influences | Roman Catholicism, Conservatism |
Gregory Joseph Craven AO (born 5 March 1958), an Australian academic, has been the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Australian Catholic University from January 2008.[1][2][3]
Education
Craven was educated at St Kevin's College in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BA (1980); a LL.B (1981); and a LL.M (1984).[4]
Career
Craven has researched and written on constitutional law, government, public policy, constitutional history and federalism. He was a leading advocate of republicanism in the leadup to the (eventually unsuccessful) 1999 referendum on the proposed change in Australia from being a constitutional monarchy to a republic. He is also noted as a key Australian Catholic layman opinion on most important issues.
Before joining ACU, he was Foundation Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. He also served as Executive Director of the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy.[5]
Craven has published numerous books and articles, mainly in the field of constitutional law and constitutional history. He is a regular columnist for The Australian newspaper.[6][7]
Craven has served on a range of public bodies. He chaired the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group and was Deputy Chair of the COAG Reform Council. He currently is a member of the Commonwealth Higher Education Standards Panel (HESP) and the Lead Vice-Chancellor for Universities Australia on Quality and Regulation.[8]
Within the Australian Catholic community, Craven is a member of the National Catholic Education Commission and the Truth Justice and Healing Council.
Notable published works
An expert in public law, Craven has published numerous journal articles and books.
- Conversations with the Constitution: not just a piece of paper. 2004. ISBN 978-0-86840-439-4.
- Secession: the ultimate states' right. Melbourne University Press. 1986. ISBN 978-0-522-84317-0.
- The High Court of Australia: a study in the abuse of power, Alfred Deakin Lecture Trust, 1997, ISBN 978-0-909888-27-5
- The Convention debates, 1891-1898: commentaries, indices and guide, Legal Books, 1986, ISBN 978-0-949553-17-1
- "A Bill of Rights for Victoria?: some issues", Victorian Parliament. Legal and Constitutional Committee, Government Printer, 1986, ISBN 978-0-7241-4193-7
- Craven, G, ed. (1992). Australian federation: towards the second century : a work to mark the centenary of the Australasian Federation Conference held at Parliament House, Melbourne, 6-14 February 1890. Melbourne University Press.
Degrees and Honours
References
- ↑ "ACU welcomes new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Greg Craven" (Press release). Australian Catholic University. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Office of the Vice-Chancellor". Governance. Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Vice-Chancellor to stay with ACU until 2018" (Press release). Australian Catholic University. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Appendix 1: Contributors. Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference of The Samuel Griffith Society. Upholding the Australian Constitution, Volume 11. Melbourne: The Samuel Griffith Society. 9–11 July 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_university/governance/office_of_the_vice-chancellor2
- ↑ http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_university/governance/office_of_the_vice-chancellor2
- ↑ "Greg Craven Live". www.acu.edu.au. Unknown. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_university/governance/office_of_the_vice-chancellor2
- ↑ http://orderofmalta.org.au/around-the-world/papal-knighthood-awarded-to-acu-vice-chancellor-professor-greg-craven?COLLCC=3973500235&
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/australia-day-honours-to-academics-researchers-and-tertiary-education-leaders/news-story/41097f5b2bd094e9599e05fe585ff71f