“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]