Maybe it's time for a "Secession of Scholars". The university as an institution was founded by students and scholars alike -- as a mutual interest group -- to s

Maybe it's time for a "Secession of Scholars". The university as an institution was founded by students and scholars alike -- as a mutual interest group -- to study and advance the fields of law, theology and medicine. If the scholars and students of a field go a radical step towards forming "mutual interest groups" without overbearing bureaucracy and credentialism, a lot of these institutions could redefine themself again. This is probably easier said than done and only accomplishable in the Humanities, as they don't really need multi-billion dolar equipment to do research. This would also be a very elitist form of organization, since ... yes professors, researchers and assistents must eat, have health/social insurance and have time to conduct independent research. And the students must have enough free time to actually study. But how much worse can working conditions get? We as a society can value knowledge for the sake of knowledge (and not to have "Prof. Dr. phil. habil." attached to a name).