Another glass ceiling has been shattered : Trinity College elects first female provost in 429-year history
Doyle will take over the role from Patrick Prendergast in August. By Stephen McDermott Saturday 10 Apr 2021, 2:38 PM 2 hours ago 13,803 Views 13 Comments
Image: Trinity College/Twitter
Image: Trinity College/Twitter
TRINITY COLLEGE HAS elected Professor Linda Doyle as the first female provost in the university’s 429-year history.
Doyle will take over the role from Patrick Prendergast, following an election by Trinity’s academic staff and two student unions today.
She succeeded over candidates Professor Jane Ohlmeyer and Professor Linda Hogan in two rounds of voting.
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“Trinity College Dublin (TCD) could survive without government funding if it needed to, Patrick Prendergast, the head of the university has said. Forty per cent of Trinity’s revenue comes from the state, but the college has sought exclusion from upcoming legislation strengthening state accountability of higher education institutions …” (more)
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Patrick Prendergast, provost of Trinity College Dublin, with then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the 425th anniversary of the university in 2017. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) could survive without government funding if it needed to, Patrick Prendergast, the head of the university has said. Forty per cent of Trinity’s revenue comes from the state, but the college has sought exclusion from upcoming legislation strengthening state accountability of higher education institutions.