Only in so much as it aids and placates the politics of their largest donors, or their sense of prestige/relevance. So it once again comes down to wealth, and politics. Be it the class interests of the wealthy, or the cultural interests of positioning.
But the days of being bastions of any true intellectual position are gone, they’re now profit interested businesses subject to the whims of management. Not the academic staff.
I guess this is a very English-world centered view. In France, public universities are not like that. I guess other social countries have similar universities.
Public unis in the US are quite rock solid in any state that prioritizes it’s people. Along with being fractions of the cost. My niece is getting her bachelor’s at the State Uni of New York as a resident for ~8k a year.
Only in so much as it aids and placates the politics of their largest donors, or their sense of prestige/relevance. So it once again comes down to wealth, and politics. Be it the class interests of the wealthy, or the cultural interests of positioning.
But the days of being bastions of any true intellectual position are gone, they’re now profit interested businesses subject to the whims of management. Not the academic staff.
They’re businesses. Wealthy political businesses.
…and NOT intellectual institutions.
I guess this is a very English-world centered view. In France, public universities are not like that. I guess other social countries have similar universities.
Public unis in the US are quite rock solid in any state that prioritizes it’s people. Along with being fractions of the cost. My niece is getting her bachelor’s at the State Uni of New York as a resident for ~8k a year.