The Social Responsibility of Everyone: Action for Pupils, Professors, Professionals and Politicians

This article is a revised version of the annual Newman Public Lecture, given by the author in 2011 at Mannix College in Melbourne. Mannix College is the only residential student college affi liated with Monash University. The Newman Public Lecture is named in honour of Cardinal John Henry Newman and commenced at Mannix College in 1981. Newman’s thoughts on university education in The Idea of a University1 provide a background context for this article’s exploration of the connections between social responsibility, contemporary university environments and legal and other professional careers.