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Professor Morgan has a long and distinguished history of involvement and leadership in Aboriginal/Indigenous education and training in Australia and internationally.

Professor Morgan is a Gumilaroi man from the community of Walgett, north-west NSW. He is a highly respected and acknowledged Aboriginal educator/researcher who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally in the field of Aboriginal knowledge and learning for over thirty (30) years.

Professor Morgan has an indivisible commitment to the principles of Aboriginal self-determination and social and restorative justice.

Professor Morgan is particularly interested in and advocates the need for the design and development of culturally safe, contextual and affirming environments to better respond to the socioeconomic and cultural needs and aspirations of Aboriginal peoples. His involvement and experience with Aboriginal education and training is shaped and influenced by his many years of senior leadership at the state, national and international levels of Aboriginal education policy and programming development.

Professor Morgan has served on various government commissions and boards and community based organisations including the NSW Education Commission (1980-86), the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, (1980-86), NSW Board of Adult Education, President, NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (NSWAECG- 1979-88) member National Aboriginal Education Committee (NAEC-1980-1988) Board, Royal Far West Home, and has hosted a number of Aboriginal Men’s healing and leadership gatherings/conferences.

Professor Morgan is Chair of the Board of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Research at the University of Newcastle and serves as a Visiting Professor with Minzu University in Beijing, China.

Professor Morgan was also elected as the inaugural Chair of the World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education (WIPCE) in 2014 and reelected in 2017.