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La Trobe University Dean inundated with community letters to keep Greek Studies afloat
The proposal to terminate Modern Greek language studies at La Trobe University, the only such program of its type in Victoria, has caused disbelief in the Greek community of Melbourne. …
The benefits of speaking Greek
Language is a vital part of expressing our culture. It allows us to communicate with each other in ways I never imaged when my parents sent me to Greek school …
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Dr Vasso Apostolopoulos on Moderna’s COVID vaccine’s efficacy and need for multiple vaccines
American biotech firm Moderna has released early results from its phase 3 clinical trials, announcing in a press release on Monday (US time) that its COVID vaccine has an efficacy …
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Mayor of Hume City Joseph Haweil calls for university leadership to continue Greek programme
Recently-elected local councillor Joseph Haweil wrote a letter to the Chancellor John Brumby of La Trobe University to join in efforts to keep the programme running. He wrote the following: …
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Archbishop Makarios’ letter to LaTrobe University Chancellor John Brumby about the proposed cancellation of Modern Greek Studies
Archbishop Makarios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has joined the campaign to keep the Modern Greek language alive at La Trobe University, the only tertiary institution currently offering …
A warning for Greek language in Australia: Use it or you’ll lose it
My parents came to Australia as minority Rum Greeks from Turkey because Greece, wishing to preserve its ethnic population in Istanbul, would not have them. So they came to Australia …
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“We call on La Trobe University to… continue its Greek Studies program,” write Labor politicians
Federal Labor politicians have banded together to release a statement on the proposed termination of the Greek language program at La Trobe. The following statement was released by Andrew Giles …
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Opinion: What is in a name?
Many people across various ethnic communities across Australia may have at one point or another had their name butchered by someone who could not quite wrap their head around the …
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Cultural rubble, modern Greek studies and lotophagy: a memoir
I met Sanaz, now an ACT Government Solicitor, on my first day of Law School, at the University of Melbourne. She was a new arrival to Australia. Having fled Iran …
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An open letter to La Trobe University: You can help save the Greek language course!
A decision to fast-track an end to the Greek language as well as Hindi and Indonesian studies has met with the disapproval of the Greek community. La Trobe University’s Greek …