Ep. 303: State of the Student Union with Ashlyn Horton

19 Jun 2025 • 53 min • EN
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Between 😷Covid, šŸ’øcost of living pressures and the šŸ¤– proliferation of AI, life as a university student looks a lot different than it did even six years ago. Ā  ✊ The National Union of Students [NUS] is the peak body representing around 1 million students in Australia in all areas of education, policy, and student welfare. It’s also a training ground for the future leaders of Australia.Ā  ā˜€ļø NUS President Ashlyn Horton joins Stephen Donnelly to discuss the organisation’s biggest concerns, the necessity of student consultation in university governance, and a few time-honoured traditions which take Stephen down memory lane. šŸ“ø Stay updated with the National Union of Students by following their Instagram @nationalunionofstudents Mentioned in the episode: NUS EdCon 2025 (https://tr.ee/RuB0lh) CHAPTERS: 03:10 Introducing Ashlyn 09:49 Campus Life Pre and Post Covid 12:53 Impact of the Voluntary Student Union 25:29 Current Campaigns 30:09 The Fight for Student ConsultationĀ  36:03 EdCon 2025 42:30 NUS Traditions Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/SociallyDemocratic Support the show New episodes every Friday. If you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app. Follow Us on Socials: Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic) LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh) Twitter (https://x.com/SocialDemPod) Bluesky (https://tr.ee/EqdapC) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet) The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

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