A CSU academic says the release overnight of a US Senate report on its investigation into the CIA's interrogation and detention program is extremely important for liberal democracies.

CSU will offer a customised commerce course for members of NSW cooperatives from the start of 2015.

 A passionate advocate for agricultural education, CSU Emeritus Professor Jim Pratley has been recognised for 40 years of service to the University.

A CSU social work graduate from Wagga Wagga will receive the inaugural Western District Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Social Work Prize from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.

A CSU student has shared the stage with Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Julie Bishop MP during a ceremony in Canberra to receive a prestigious scholarship to study overseas next year.

Cultural understanding and respect were key to providing better mental health support to Aboriginal people and communities, and the employment of highly trained Aboriginal mental health workers should be central to the state's response, said the NSW Mental Health Commissioner, Mr John Feneley, on Friday 5 December.

Two new internships have been announced for CSU students who live and work in western NSW.

The sorrow felt around Australia and the world at the death of Phillip Hughes last week has prompted a CSU academic to pen a poem in tribute to the young Australian cricketer.

CSU will introduce a new postgraduate degree in the development of mobile applications from 2015, in response to industry demand.