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Denise Knight
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Dear Adam

On behalf of our extended University community, I am writing to offer our support and admiration for you as a leader and as a role model for all Australians.

UNSW Australia strongly believes that racism has no place in our society, and we look to role models such as you, who work tirelessly to instil this ethos in our community. It is for that reason that UNSW was proud to recently award you an Honorary Doctor of Letters, our University’s highest honour, for your “dedication to reconciliation and [your] distinguished service to the community”.

Your exceptional sporting achievements are matched by your outstanding commitment to eliminating discrimination and to supporting Indigenous Australians. As one of the great champions of AFL, your legacy of inclusion, acceptance and celebration of the nation’s proud Indigenous heritage is especially significant.

I know that I speak on behalf of the UNSW community in expressing our deepest hope that you will keep playing AFL. I hope that you will continue to build on your remarkable contribution to date as an elite sportsman and a leader in community engagement, promoting greater tolerance and acceptance of diversity in our society.

We thank you for your leadership and celebrate the positive impact you continue to make on Australian society. Good luck for the rest of the season. 

Yours sincerely

Professor Ian Jacobs President and Vice-Chancellor