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From the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)
It is a wonderful occasion to celebrate the 100th Indigenous
Law graduate from UNSW Law. Not long after I completed my
LLB I worked for the United Nations and then as legal counsel
to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)
before I would eventually make my way to UNSW Law.
I’ve worked at UNSW Law now for seventeen years. In that time
I have taught many Indigenous students and have had the
privilege to witness many Indigenous students graduate. Some
graduates I continue to work with, such as Gemma McKinnon
and Teela Reid, who were involved with the Referendum
Council’s Constitutional Dialogues that led to the Uluru
Statement from the Heart in May 2017, and Peta MacGillivray,
who is working on a partnership between the Dharriwaa Elders
Group and UNSW called Yuwaya Ngarra-li: ‘Vision’.
During my decade as Director of UNSW’s Indigenous Law
Centre, I also had the privilege of working with many of our
Indigenous Law students. UNSW Law has been home to so
many Indigenous law students with academic staff who are
very genuinely and deeply committed to the education of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as research
and advocacy for law reform that impacts upon the lives of
Indigenous peoples. This is why I have been loyal to UNSW Law
for almost two decades and will continue to be.
I extend a warm congratulations to all of the UNSW Indigenous
Law graduates, and look forward to extending that to many more
to come.
Professor Megan Davis
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous, UNSW Sydney
(2017 – current)
Professor Megan Davis was appointed as UNSW’s first Pro
Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) on 1 June 2017. In 2018, she
launched UNSW’s first Indigenous Strategy. The three pillars of
the Indigenous Strategy are Culture and Country, Grow our Own,
and Give Back.