Higher Hopes Podcast
The podcast raising the bar for Australian universities. Clever thinkers from the Australian universities community tackling the big questions about systemic change. Students, advocates, academics, and refreshingly honest senior leaders come together to envision how higher education can genuinely serve staff and students from traditionally marginalised and underserved backgrounds - and chart the path to get there. Produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands by Ebe Ganon.
Podcasting since 2025 • 6 episodes
Higher Hopes Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 5: Placement Equity with Amani Bell and Lachlan Sibir
In this episode, Ebe speaks with Associate Professor Amani Bell (University of Sydney) and Lachlan Sibir (classroom teacher and researcher) about placement equity and placement poverty in Australian higher education.The con...
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Episode 4: Keeping Disability Rights on the National Agenda with the DIIU
In this special episode recorded at UNSW's Diversity Fest, we examine the rising global threats to diversity and inclusion through a disability lens. Join Ebe Ganon in conversation with Professor Jackie Leach Scully (Director, Disability Innova...
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Episode 3: Indigenous Knowledge in Learning and Leadership with Tracy Woodroffe
In this conversation, Ebe sits down with Dr Tracy Woodroffe, a Warumungu Luritja senior lecturer at Charles Darwin University, to talk about what it really means to embed Indigenous knowledge in Australian universities - and why our current app...
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Episode 2: Universities and the Disability Discrimination Act
The Disability Discrimination Act review is happening right now - and it could fundamentally change how disability rights work in Australian universities. But only if the sector actually gets involved.In this episode, Ebe unpacks four ga...
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Episode 1: Student Advocacy and Disability Inclusion with Gemma Lucy Smart
In this inaugural episode, we dive into the power of student collectivism and what it actually takes to build genuine advocacy movements within universities. Host Ebe Ganon sits down with Gemma Lucy Smart, a PhD candidate and seasoned disabilit...
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