Comment & Analysis

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Editorial

Starving Universities Hunt a Cabinet Champion – and a Seat at the Table

Thousands of academics have called for the creation of a department of higher education and research.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial

As Protests Sweep the Globe, Trinity Must Make Real, Lasting Changes on Campus

With millions protesting around the world, Trinity this week promised to ‘bring about real structural change’ when it comes to racism on campus.
By The Editorial Board
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Contribution

Normal People Shatters the Illusion of the College Dream. Thank God for It

Normal People's TV adaptation did an excellent job of gently telling us that in fact, not living the dream is fairly normal after all, writes Emer Moreau.
By Emer Moreau
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Students with Disabilities Have Long Sought Online Learning. It Must Continue and Improve

The coronavirus has brought online and remote learning to Trinity. Now they must be built upon, writes Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird.
By Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird
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Níl Aon Mheas ag an Rialtas Seo ar an nGaeilge sa Chóras Oideachais

Is údar díomá, seachas iontas, é an chaoi a gcaitear leis an teanga sa chóras oideachais, dar le Peter Kavanagh.
By Peter Kavanagh
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Failed by Successive Governments, Third-Level Needs Its Own Full Minister

State underfunding has forced universities to act like businesses, writes Kevin Mitchell. Now more than ever they need a cabinet-level champion.
By Kevin Mitchell
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Editorial

Erasmus Gamble Marks Trinity as an Outlier. Time Will Tell If It’s Right

Trinity last week became Ireland’s first – and possibly only – university to allow students the option of travelling abroad for Erasmus.
By The Editorial Board
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In Ainneoin na Fianaise, Diúltaíonn Éire Maoiniú a Thabhairt dá Todhchaí

Dúirt an Roinn Oideachais go mbeidh ar ollscoileanna na tíre a réitigh féin a aimsiú.
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Editorial

Facing Irrefutable Evidence, Ireland Still Refuses to Fund its Own Future

The Department of Education has said Irish universities will have to find the solutions to their financial issues from within their own budgets.
By The Editorial Board
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Analysis

Trinity’s Erasmus Decision Spawns as Many Questions as it Answers

Students want to be able to go on Erasmus next year – but today, mid-pandemic, what they really wanted was certainty, writes Faye Curran.
By Faye Curran