Academic Bankruptcy

Re:Academic Bankruptcy by waqf on Sunday August 15, 2010 @11:35PM (#1606742)

He says that universities shouldn't be expanding because their job is to educate more people. Come again?

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Re:Academic Bankruptcy by phaedrus on Monday August 16, 2010 @12:59AM (#1606908)

I think the issue is that much of the expansion isn't in educational facilities but in things having to do with prestige or wasteful competition.

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Re:Academic Bankruptcy by kd0amg on Monday August 16, 2010 @12:53AM (#1606890)

And spending too much on expansion leaves nothing to spend on teaching.

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Re:Academic Bankruptcy by waqf on Monday August 16, 2010 @11:13AM (#1607996)

Ok, but he should more clearly separate his fiscal advice from his ethical advice.

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