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Why do they need to outlast countries? At that point the only relationship between University("today") and University("100 years ago") is the bricks in the buil
by nfnaaron 17y ago
Why do they need to outlast countries? At that point the only relationship between University("today") and University("100 years ago") is the bricks in the building. None of the professors or students that made a university whatever it was 100 years ago remains; "greatness" is then a happy coincidence.
Why not have throw-away universities?
- lincolnq 17y agoBecause prestige is what they are selling, and prestige takes lots of time to produce. The greater the prestige, the more good professors want to teach and do research there, and the more good students want to learn there. This does influence the next generation, and so on. If the quality of people stays consistently high, the prestige remains.