IMHO large endowments are less of a distraction to the purpose of the university than NCAA sports are. The Ivy League simply shut down sports completely during

IMHO large endowments are less of a distraction to the purpose of the university than NCAA sports are. The Ivy League simply shut down sports completely during COVID time, which was certainly a better idea than the dozens of colleges who got as many students on campus as they could and then had to send them home within months or (!) weeks. If voters want third-class universities without endowments to continue to exist, they need to elect politicians willing to support those universities with public funds.