| ▲ | matheusmoreira 8 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> It became very financially oriented. > The number of students kept rising, norms kept dropping All due to the student loans scam. https://professorconfess.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-first-myth... https://professorconfess.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-second-myt... https://professorconfess.blogspot.com/2013/03/myth-3-college... https://professorconfess.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-last-myth.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | skeeter2020 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
not in Canada. Funding & allowed price increases has mostly been capped for a very long time at many schools/programs, so they've had to find new revenue streams. This is mostly foreign students and continuing education / executive programs, or "professional" degrees (MBA, law, medicine). None of these moves encourages deeper academic research. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | tgv 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the US perhaps, but it happened in Western Europe too, even where there weren't student loans. Simplistic explanation: the right wing parties were in favor of "austerity" measures, i.e. budget cuts, and the left-wing ones of getting as many people through college as possible. Unfortunately, both got what they wished for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | renewiltord 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes, these organizations adapt to taking government money. The ideal flow for universities: 1. Set tuition high 2. Advocate for student loan systems 3. Advocate for loan forgiveness In this way, universities can simply allocate government money to themselves. That's why "everyone must be educated" campaigns always argue for government loan forgiveness and full tuition coverage. Students are a device to acquire money from the government. No more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||