Staff, students and alumni of CSU are saddened to learn of the death of Professor John Carroll, the Professor of Communication at the School of Communication and Creative Industries in Bathurst.

Following the death of Australian art critic and author, Mr Robert Hughes, in New York this week, a CSU academic says his eloquent non-fiction contribution to art and letters will live on.

Notions of 'the local' in Australian filmmaking will be celebrated by Mr Andrew Pike, OAM, when he delivers a free public lecture at CSU in Bathurst at 6pm Friday 16 August.

A new book by a CSU academic argues that Europe's first farmers were ruled by an elite aristocracy who passed themselves off as 'gods', and may have commanded secret knowledge that included ambrosia which extended their life spans.

Ten CSU theatre/media students will travel to La Paz in Bolivia next week to work on a two-week collaborative theatre project.

A compelling insight to the recovery of Grantham's flood-affected community has earnt CSU Bachelor of Communication graduate Ms Miranda Grant a nomination for a prestigious Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) has announced a new Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage program for 2014 which will help Wiradjuri and non-Wiradjuri people preserve the community's language for generations to come.

The high level of skills and speed seen at the recent Newton's Nation event in Bathurst weren't limited to the competitors, with students from Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) also scoring top marks.

The Kony 2012 campaign devised by the not-for-profit organisation Invisible Children is a powerful demonstration of the potential of social media as a political campaign tool, according to a CSU academic.