Berkeley/Cal system/California are outliers, but they could be a sign of what's to come for medium-to-large sized public systems, such as those in the Big Ten.

Berkeley/Cal system/California are outliers, but they could be a sign of what's to come for medium-to-large sized public systems, such as those in the Big Ten. There are some good ideas here. - Quarterly semesters would reduce downtime for area business and would increase housing occupancy rates. Professors would still need semesters off for research, publishing, vacations, etc., but otherwise it seems like a great way to grow college towns into larger, less monopolistic cities. Unless I am missing something obvious. - Satellite campuses would be more marketable if the quality of instruction and research/publishing is the same. Specialized, but not inferior.