Comment & Analysis
The Pandemic Throws Up Challenges for Third-Level – But Also Opportunities
Higher education institutions and students face a myriad of challenges, but this is also a chance to tear up the rulebook and bring about real reform, writes Seán Defoe.
The Pandemic Has Brought the Beauty of Swimming in the Irish Sea to Life
Sea swimming is a marriage of life’s two greatest feelings – being completely freezing and semi-nude, writes Faye Curran.
Editorial
Schols is Elitist, But It’s Unclear How Proposed Changes Will Improve its Accessibility
The Senior Lecturer brought proposed changes to Schols exams to University Council in February.
Editorial
The Hist Has Allowed Itself to be Bullied Into Turning on Free Speech
Last Sunday, the Hist revoked an invitation to Richard Dawkins to speak to the society.
The Leaving Cert Crisis Has Laid Bare A Wrecked Third-Level System
The leaving certificate crisis hurts everyone – but above all it sheds lights on what is a profoundly damaged third-level sector, writes Orla Murnaghan.
Dheileáil an Rialtas go Dona le Bogadh na gColáistí Uilig ar Líne.
Tráthnóna Aoine, d’fhógair an rialtas go mbeidh ar institiúdí ardoideachais ar fad bogadh ar líne.
Bhí an CSC Mímhacánta. Caithfear é a Thabhairt Chun Cuntais.
An tseachtain seo dúirt an CSC go mbeadh an CGB ar líne, in ainneoin a rá roimhe seo go mbeadh sé seo míbhunreachtúil.
Editorial
The Government’s Handling of Moving All Colleges Online Has Been Dismal
On Friday evening, the government announced all higher-education institutions would have to move online.
Editorial
The CSC Has Been Dishonest. It Needs to be Held to Account
The CSC this week said that it would hold its AGM online, despite previously stating that this would be unconstitutional.
Students Should Not Have to Pay the Debt for a Decade of Underfunding
The third-level sector has been starved of funding for years now, but students shouldn’t be forced to compensate for this during a pandemic, writes Rose Conway-Walsh.