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'''Carolyn Maree Evans''' {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|FASSA}} (born Melbourne, 1970) is an Australian [[academic administrator]] and legal scholar who has made significant contributions to the fields of law, human rights, and [[religious freedom]]s. She is currently the [[vice-chancellor]] and president of [[Griffith University]] in Queensland, Australia.
'''Carolyn Maree Evans''' {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|FASSA}} (born Melbourne, 1970) is an Australian [[academic administrator]] and legal scholar who has made significant contributions to the fields of law, human rights, and [[religious freedom]]s. She is currently the [[vice-chancellor]] and president of [[Griffith University]] in Queensland, Australia.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Evans completed her undergraduate degrees in Arts and Law at the [[University of Melbourne]]. She then worked as an [[articled clerk]] and then [[solicitor]] at a [[commercial law]] firm.<ref name="AT Oxford">{{cite web |title=Alumni Today: Carolyn Evans |url=https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/alumni/oxford-law-alumni-today/carolyn-evans |website=Faculty of Law |publisher=University of Oxford |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
Evans completed her undergraduate degrees in Arts and Law at the [[University of Melbourne]]. She then worked as an [[articled clerk]] and then [[solicitor]] at a [[commercial law]] firm.<ref name="AT Oxford">{{cite web |title=Alumni Today: Carolyn Evans |url=https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/alumni/oxford-law-alumni-today/carolyn-evans |website=Faculty of Law |publisher=University of Oxford |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>


Having been awarded a [[Rhodes Scholarship]], she moved to the [[University of Oxford]] to study the intersection of [[religion and law]].<ref name="AT Oxford" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Rhodes scholar at helm of Griffith University |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/qweekend/she-was-almost-a-uni-dropout-but-now-carolyn-evans-is-the-first-female-vice-chancellor-at-griffith/news-story/25779a66142effa364974a06debfd12a |publisher=The Courier Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Rhodes Scholar wants to change health system |url=https://www.miragenews.com/2022-rhodes-scholar-wants-to-change-health-687500/ |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref> She was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (DPhil) degree in 1999; he [[doctoral thesis]] was titled "Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Carolyn |title=Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights. |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313453 |website=E-Thesis Online Service |publisher=The British Library Board |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=1999}}</ref>
Having been awarded a [[Rhodes Scholarship]], she moved to the [[University of Oxford]] to study the intersection of [[religion and law]].<ref name="AT Oxford" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Rhodes scholar at helm of Griffith University |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/qweekend/she-was-almost-a-uni-dropout-but-now-carolyn-evans-is-the-first-female-vice-chancellor-at-griffith/news-story/25779a66142effa364974a06debfd12a |publisher=The Courier Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Rhodes Scholar wants to change health system |url=https://www.miragenews.com/2022-rhodes-scholar-wants-to-change-health-687500/ |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref> She was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (DPhil) degree in 1999; he [[doctoral thesis]] was titled "Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Carolyn |title=Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights. |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313453 |website=E-Thesis Online Service |publisher=The British Library Board |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=1999}}</ref>


== Academic career ==
== Academic career ==
Following the completion of her doctorate, Evans was appointed a stipendiary lecturer in law at [[Exeter College, Oxford]].<ref name="AT Oxford" /> After the two year post ended, she returned to Australia where she joined the academic staff of [[Melbourne Law School]].<ref name="AT Oxford" />
Following the completion of her doctorate, Evans was appointed a stipendiary lecturer in law at [[Exeter College, Oxford]].<ref name="AT Oxford" /> After the two year post ended, she returned to Australia where she joined the academic staff of [[Melbourne Law School]].<ref name="AT Oxford" />


In 2010, she was awarded a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Senior Scholarship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Alumni |url=https://www.fulbright.org.au/2010-alumni/ |website=Fulbright |language=en-AU}}</ref> Also in 2010, Evans was also shortlisted for the position of [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief]].
In 2010, she was awarded a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Senior Scholarship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Alumni |url=https://www.fulbright.org.au/2010-alumni/ |website=Fulbright |language=en-AU}}</ref> Also in 2010, Evans was also shortlisted for the position of [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief]].
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Evans has held several senior academic positions including serving as the Dean and Harrison Moore Professor of Law at the [[Melbourne Law School|University of Melbourne Law School]] (2011 to 2017). In 2017, she was appointed [[deputy vice-chancellor]] (graduate and international) and deputy provost at the University of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevey |first1=Donna |title=Professor Carolyn Evans appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2017/may/professor-carolyn-evans-appointed-deputy-vice-chancellor |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en |date=23 February 2022}}</ref> Her responsibilities included overseeing graduate programs and international initiatives, contributing to the university's global engagement strategies.
Evans has held several senior academic positions including serving as the Dean and Harrison Moore Professor of Law at the [[Melbourne Law School|University of Melbourne Law School]] (2011 to 2017). In 2017, she was appointed [[deputy vice-chancellor]] (graduate and international) and deputy provost at the University of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevey |first1=Donna |title=Professor Carolyn Evans appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2017/may/professor-carolyn-evans-appointed-deputy-vice-chancellor |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en |date=23 February 2022}}</ref> Her responsibilities included overseeing graduate programs and international initiatives, contributing to the university's global engagement strategies.
In February 2019, Evans was appointed [[vice-chancellor]] and president of [[Griffith University]], becoming the University's fifth vice-chancellor and first woman to hold that position.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevey |first1=Donna |title=University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead Griffith University |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2018/september/university-of-melbourne-deputy-vice-chancellor-to-lead-griffith-university |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en |date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New vice-chancellor hopes to build on Griffith’s strengths |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/new-vicechancellor-hopes-to-build-on-griffiths-strengths/news-story/dcea37dae375edd8392cb0cff93b6b45 |publisher=The Australian}}</ref><ref name="Bio Griffith University">{{cite web |title=Professor Carolyn Evans BALLB ( Hons ) (Melb), DPhil (Oxon) FASSA |url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/office-vice-chancellor/university-executive/carolyn-evans |website=www.griffith.edu.au |publisher=Griffith University |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2019, Evans was appointed [[vice-chancellor]] and president of [[Griffith University]], becoming the university's fifth vice-chancellor and first woman to hold that position.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevey |first1=Donna |title=University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead Griffith University |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2018/september/university-of-melbourne-deputy-vice-chancellor-to-lead-griffith-university |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en |date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New vice-chancellor hopes to build on Griffith’s strengths |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/new-vicechancellor-hopes-to-build-on-griffiths-strengths/news-story/dcea37dae375edd8392cb0cff93b6b45 |publisher=The Australian}}</ref><ref name="Bio Griffith University">{{cite web |title=Professor Carolyn Evans BALLB ( Hons ) (Melb), DPhil (Oxon) FASSA |url=https://www.griffith.edu.au/office-vice-chancellor/university-executive/carolyn-evans |website=www.griffith.edu.au |publisher=Griffith University |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


She became President of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association in 2021<ref>https://aheia.edu.au/about-aheia/meet-the-team/</ref> and chaired the [[Innovative Research Universities]] (IRU) from 2021 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolyn Evans appointed new chair of IRU group |url=https://iru.edu.au/news/carolyn-evans-appointed-new-chair-of-iru-group/ |website=Innovative Research Universities |language=en}}</ref> She was a board member of [[Open Universities Australia]] from 2019 to 2023, and is a current board member of [[Universities Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Board |url=https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/about/board/ |website=Universities Australia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Universities Australia Chair and Board members confirmed |url=https://www.miragenews.com/universities-australia-chair-and-board-members-1016974/ |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
She became President of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association in 2021<ref>https://aheia.edu.au/about-aheia/meet-the-team/</ref> and chaired the [[Innovative Research Universities]] (IRU) from 2021 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolyn Evans appointed new chair of IRU group |url=https://iru.edu.au/news/carolyn-evans-appointed-new-chair-of-iru-group/ |website=Innovative Research Universities |language=en}}</ref> She was a board member of [[Open Universities Australia]] from 2019 to 2023, and is a current board member of [[Universities Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Board |url=https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/about/board/ |website=Universities Australia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Universities Australia Chair and Board members confirmed |url=https://www.miragenews.com/universities-australia-chair-and-board-members-1016974/ |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU}}</ref>


Evans is a director of the [[Committee for Economic Development of Australia]] (CEDA),<ref>{{cite web |title=BOARD OF DIRECTORS |url=https://www.ceda.com.au/about/our-people |website=CEDA}}</ref> and has been chair of the State Advisory Committee since 2023.
Evans is a director of the [[Committee for Economic Development of Australia]] (CEDA),<ref>{{cite web |title=BOARD OF DIRECTORS |url=https://www.ceda.com.au/about/our-people |website=CEDA}}</ref> and has been chair of the State Advisory Committee since 2023.
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===Books===
===Books===
*"''Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights''" Oxford University Press (April 19, 2001)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sanderson |first1=M. A. |title=Review of Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights |journal=The Modern Law Review |date=2002 |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=141–143 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1097523 |issn=0026-7961}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Emberland |first1=M. |title=Review: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights * Carolyn Evans: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights |journal=European Journal of International Law |date=1 September 2001 |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=798–801 |doi=10.1093/ejil/12.4.798 |url=https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/12/4/798/489021}}</ref>
*"''Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights''" Oxford University Press (April 19, 2001)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sanderson |first1=M. A. |title=Review of Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights |journal=The Modern Law Review |date=2002 |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=141–143 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1097523 |issn=0026-7961}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Emberland |first1=M. |title=Review: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights * Carolyn Evans: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights |journal=European Journal of International Law |date=1 September 2001 |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=798–801 |doi=10.1093/ejil/12.4.798 |url=https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/12/4/798/489021}}</ref>
*"''Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia''" (Federation Press, 2012).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Loong |first1=Stella |title=Legal protection of religious freedom in Australia legal protection of religious freedom in Australia [Book Review] |journal=philpapers.org |date=2013 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/LOOLPO |language=en}}</ref>
*"''Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia''" (Federation Press, 2012).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Loong |first1=Stella |title=Legal protection of religious freedom in Australia legal protection of religious freedom in Australia [Book Review] |journal=philpapers.org |date=2013 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/LOOLPO |language=en}}</ref>


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Revision as of 23:58, 19 September 2023

Carolyn Evans
FASSA
Professor Evans in 2021
Vice Chancellor and President of the
Griffith University
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byProfessor Ian O'Connor AC
Personal details
Born
Carolyn Maree Evans

1970 (age 53–54)
Melbourne, Australia
ProfessionUniversity Vice Chancellor
NationalityAustralian
SpouseStephen Donaghue
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
University of Oxford
Academic work
InstitutionsMelbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
Griffith University
Main interestsLaw, human rights, and religious freedoms

Carolyn Maree Evans FASSA (born Melbourne, 1970) is an Australian academic administrator and legal scholar who has made significant contributions to the fields of law, human rights, and religious freedoms. She is currently the vice-chancellor and president of Griffith University in Queensland, Australia.

Early life and education

Evans completed her undergraduate degrees in Arts and Law at the University of Melbourne. She then worked as an articled clerk and then solicitor at a commercial law firm.[1]

Having been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, she moved to the University of Oxford to study the intersection of religion and law.[1][2][3] She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1999; he doctoral thesis was titled "Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights".[4]

Academic career

Following the completion of her doctorate, Evans was appointed a stipendiary lecturer in law at Exeter College, Oxford.[1] After the two year post ended, she returned to Australia where she joined the academic staff of Melbourne Law School.[1]

In 2010, she was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship.[5] Also in 2010, Evans was also shortlisted for the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Evans has held several senior academic positions including serving as the Dean and Harrison Moore Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne Law School (2011 to 2017). In 2017, she was appointed deputy vice-chancellor (graduate and international) and deputy provost at the University of Melbourne.[6] Her responsibilities included overseeing graduate programs and international initiatives, contributing to the university's global engagement strategies.

In February 2019, Evans was appointed vice-chancellor and president of Griffith University, becoming the university's fifth vice-chancellor and first woman to hold that position.[7][8][9]

She became President of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association in 2021[10] and chaired the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) from 2021 to 2022.[11] She was a board member of Open Universities Australia from 2019 to 2023, and is a current board member of Universities Australia.[12][13]

Evans is a director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA),[14] and has been chair of the State Advisory Committee since 2023.

Honours

Evans was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2019.[15][16] She was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford in 2023.[17]

Scholarly contributions and engagement

Books

  • "Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights" Oxford University Press (April 19, 2001)[18][19]
  • "Legal Protection of Religious Freedom in Australia" (Federation Press, 2012).[20]

Co-author

  • "Australian Bills of Rights: The Law of the Victorian Charter and the ACT Human Rights Act" (LexisNexis, 2008)
  • "Open Minds: Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech in Australia" (Black Inc., 2021).[21]

Her expertise in religious freedom and the intricate relationship between law and religion has led her to deliver lectures and talks worldwide. More recently, Evans has made significant scholarly contributions in the field of academic freedom and freedom of speech at universities.[22]

She has also edited volumes such as "Religion and International Law" (Kluwer, 1999), "Mixed Blessings: Laws, Religions and Women's Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region" (Martinus Nijhoff, 2006),[23] and "Law and Religion in Historical and Theoretical Perspective" (Cambridge University Press, 2008).[24]

Personal life

Evans is married to Stephen Donaghue, the current Australian Solicitor-General, and has two children.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Alumni Today: Carolyn Evans". Faculty of Law. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "The Rhodes scholar at helm of Griffith University". The Courier Mail.
  3. ^ "2022 Rhodes Scholar wants to change health system". Mirage News.
  4. ^ Evans, Carolyn (1999). "Freedom of religion or belief under the European Convention of Human Rights". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "2010 Alumni". Fulbright.
  6. ^ Kevey, Donna (23 February 2022). "Professor Carolyn Evans appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor". The University of Melbourne.
  7. ^ Kevey, Donna (23 February 2022). "University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead Griffith University". The University of Melbourne.
  8. ^ "New vice-chancellor hopes to build on Griffith's strengths". The Australian.
  9. ^ "Professor Carolyn Evans BALLB ( Hons ) (Melb), DPhil (Oxon) FASSA". www.griffith.edu.au. Griffith University. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ https://aheia.edu.au/about-aheia/meet-the-team/
  11. ^ "Carolyn Evans appointed new chair of IRU group". Innovative Research Universities.
  12. ^ "Board". Universities Australia.
  13. ^ "Universities Australia Chair and Board members confirmed". Mirage News.
  14. ^ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS". CEDA.
  15. ^ "New Fellows 2019". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
  16. ^ Dobson, Ben (11 November 2019). "Pair of Griffith academics elected as Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences". Griffith University.
  17. ^ "Exeter College elects ten new Honorary Fellows". Exeter College. 30 June 2023.
  18. ^ Sanderson, M. A. (2002). "Review of Freedom of Religion under the European Convention on Human Rights". The Modern Law Review. 65 (1): 141–143. ISSN 0026-7961.
  19. ^ Emberland, M. (1 September 2001). "Review: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights * Carolyn Evans: Freedom of Religion Under the European Convention on Human Rights". European Journal of International Law. 12 (4): 798–801. doi:10.1093/ejil/12.4.798.
  20. ^ Loong, Stella (2013). "Legal protection of religious freedom in Australia legal protection of religious freedom in Australia [Book Review]". philpapers.org.
  21. ^ "Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk". The Conversation.
  22. ^ "Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee (2010)". Australian Human Rights Commission.
  23. ^ Mortensen, Reid (1 January 2006). "Mixed blessings: laws, religions and women's rights in the Asia-Pacific Region by Amanda Whiting and Carolyn Evans". LAWASIA Journal. ISSN 1441-3698.
  24. ^ Malik, Maleiha (June 2009). "Book Review: PETER CANE, CAROLYN EVANS and ZOE ROBINSON (eds), Law and Religion in Theoretical and Historical Context, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 328pp., ISBN 9780521425902, US$55 (hbk)". Social & Legal Studies. 18 (2): 280–283. doi:10.1177/09646639090180021007. ISSN 0964-6639.
  25. ^ Ackland, Richard (3 January 2017). "The highs and lows of lawyers and the law in Australia". The Guardian.
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