The article "The place of universities" is authored by Vera Barros and addresses the meaning of September as a month of new beginnings. The text begins by describing the common feeling that September brings with it an opportunity for new intentions, such as resuming schedules, organizing healthy meals, and returning to the gym. The author identifies with this feeling, considering that, for her, the real New Year begins more in September than in January.
September is characterized as a month of return: classes return, traffic returns, and the need for a light knit cardigan on colder mornings returns. The author cites Eugénia Galvão Teles, who describes September as "the Sunday of the year," reinforcing this idea of weekly renewal that this month represents.
However, the article highlights that, for many young people and their families, September does not represent a return, but rather a departure. In the previous weeks, these students had received confirmation of their placement in higher education.
The text is an opinion article published on the ECO portal and is protected by a paywall, so only the introductory part of the article is available. The preview ends abruptly in the phrase "entering the…", leaving the complete development of the argument about the place of universities inaccessible.
