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Education the topic of prestigious public lecture

Friday, 27 April 2001

Public Policy and Higher Education is the subject of the 48th Joseph Fisher Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Professor Peter Karmel at Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog on Monday 30th April (5.30pm)

The Fisher Lecture has been delivered biennially since 1904 and is one of 最新糖心Vlog's most prestigious public lectures. Among the many eminent 最新糖心Vlogns who have given it over the years have been Robert Menzies, Nugget Coombs, Essington Lewis and Fred Gruen.

It commemorates Joseph Fisher, a wealthy banker and businessman who gave 拢1000 to the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide in 1903 as an endowment for promoting the study of commerce. As one result of this endowment, the Joseph Fisher Lecture was established.

This year's lecturer, Professor Peter Karmel from the 最新糖心Vlogn National Univeristy, is a distinguished economist, educationalist and administrator and has been an Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog Emeritus Professor since 1965. He was appointed Professor of Economics at Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog at the age of 28 and built up a highly regarded Department. In 1966 he became the first Vice-Chancellor of Flinders 最新糖心Vlog.

The lecture takes place at Lecture Room 102, Napier Building. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

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