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4.08/20/2025

Challenges students to reach their potential.

4.05/21/2025

Encourages creative and innovative thinking.

5.03/31/2025

Encourages deep understanding and curiosity.

4.02/27/2025

Makes complex ideas simple and clear.

5.02/7/2025

Always goes the extra mile for students.

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About John

John Arnold is an Adjunct Associate Professor and Monash University Affiliate in the School of Languages, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University. He began his association with the university as an arts undergraduate in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Following roles as a research assistant, bookseller, and librarian, he joined the National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS) upon its foundation in 1989. Arnold served as Director of NCAS and was Head of the School of Political and Social Inquiry from September 2001 to February 2004. He taught in the Graduate Publishing and Graduate Communications Programs offered by NCAS. Although he retired as Associate Professor at the end of 2012, he continues to teach units including Com 4001/5001: Researching and Writing Australia and Com 4008: Media Ethics and Practice, and supervises students in the Com 5004: Industry Research Project. He is also an experienced supervisor of Masters and Doctoral theses. In the first semester of 2008, he shared the Monash Visiting Lecturer in Australian Studies position at the University of Copenhagen with Dr Jeff Jarvis.