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The implication, however, is that higher-education institutions that last for hundreds of years are better for education. Who's to say Cornell is a better 'edu
by theycallmemorty 17y ago
The implication, however, is that higher-education institutions that last for hundreds of years are better for education.
Who's to say Cornell is a better 'educational institution' than Wikipedia?
Sure a degree from Cornell looks better on your resume than reading a bunch of information on wikipedia, but that's not a measure of education.
- ratsbane 17y ago"Better for education" might not mean "better for undergrads." It might mean expanding the sum of human knowledge through pure research. That's a lofty goal that might frequently lie at odds with the upstairs-downstairs nature of actual grad school but enough good work comes out of large research-oriented universities to note. Smaller universities and colleges that don't do much research can still contribute to a community in other ways - libraries, lectures, publications. A lot of the benefits of higher ed to society don't come from teaching (or babysitting) undergrads. That parallels the point of the OP - if you focus solely on the bits that make you money in the short term you may miss out on some other good stuff.