3 ms·

I don't understand why is it ok for a university to serve a political purpose. A university is a place in which science is done, nothing more. No matter by whom

• DamnYuppie 10y ago
  University's should do more than science. Ideally they should be institutions of higher learning. This should include things beyond just STEM. Languages, history, religion, philosophy, literature, and on and on.
• deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]
• smelly_turd 10y ago
  In this situation I don't think it's possible to not political. Aren't they being political by accepting out of state students who pay more money? Are they looking at applicants bank accounts or are they looking for applicants that would be successful and contribute to the diversity of the school? UC makes the claim that they out-of-state funding creates more spots for in-state applicants, while the audit says otherwise. Both are plausible explanations, but we need some actual numbers in order to determine whether having a bias toward accepting more out-of-state applicants really does increase in-state applicant admissions.
• Daishiman 10y ago
  Education policy is driven by politics. Saying that it's apolitical is just ignoring that aspect of reality.
  • CalChris 10y ago
    Going further, government is controlled by politics and we are talking about a government institution.
    • wutbrodo 10y ago
      Right; it's particularly stupid to say that politics (and hence gov't) has no role in an institution that exists as a governmental entity.