university

This week saw the final episode of Normal People, the hit TV show based on Sally Rooney’s novel set in Trinity College. Rooney’s book is just the latest in Ireland’s long tradition of novels set primarily on university campuses, and in…

Now is a time for lecturers to reflect “Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave.” So claims the Old Man in The Road, Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 post-apocalyptic novel. Ireland in the time of COVID-19 has not yet reached the grey,…

As we slow-walk toward another presidential election, several candidates are discussing new directions for America. One of those directions includes the controversial topic of student loan debt forgiveness. You can visit the official…

It is no secret in the world of higher education and academia that stress and burnout are a significant part of daily life. It’s often seen as just another part of the college or graduate experience, almost an expected rite of passage. If…

Big Ideas 2019 includes a fairytale-inspired innovation to save the lives of firefighters, The Quickstitch for rapid wound closure and energy efficient wastewater recycling Twelve investor-ready start-ups will pitch their new…

In 1893 a new guide for freshers began to circulate at St. John’s College, Cambridge. It was authored by ‘A Sympathiser’, later identified as Undergraduate Arthur John Story. Story was an Undergraduate at St John’s from 1893 to 1896…

Earlier this month, a confidential government commissioned report concerning university tuition fees was released. Entitled ‘Funding Irish Higher Education: A Virtuous Circle of Investment, Quality and Verification,’ the report suggested…

It is a wonderful time to be Irish. We have just become the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote. The question was put to the people, and the people answered emphatically. Way to go Ireland! Friday, the…

The American Civil War. It’s a topic as near and dear to me as a radiator in the middle of January in Ireland. I’m a native of Augusta, Georgia and a culture that still thinks of the Civil War as “The War of Northern Aggression”. There…