Rising student dropout rates may be linked to high rents and commuting, university chief warns

Ireland“Growing pressures on students such as high rents, long commutes and long hours spent working part-time are among the likely factors behind rising dropout rates in college courses, a university president has warned. Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, outgoing president of University of Galway, said these factors appear to be threatening the student experience and a sense of belonging to the college campus …” (more)

[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 2 September]

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