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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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450 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.451s | source
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sequoia ◴[03 Apr 25 13:52 UTC] No.43569673[source]▶
A lot of Americans support these attacks on universities. Why do people harbour this much animosity towards these institutions? Is there anything they could have done differently in the past decade or two to have broader sympathy now, or is people's ambivalence towards elite universities 100% irrational?
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recursive ◴[03 Apr 25 20:19 UTC] No.43574858[source]▶
Provide a way to get a lower-cost credential without using the tuition to subsidize research/athletics/arts/social programs.

But that might be counter to their whole nature. Doesn't mean anyone's being irrational though. They're now de-facto gatekeepers on entering the professional class. I don't think it's unreasonable for the gate-kept to have opinions about the -keepers.

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1. treis ◴[03 Apr 25 22:49 UTC] No.43576403[source]▶
I've got the ticket to get in the gate and I'm pretty resentful of having to get it. Looking back there were a lot better ways to spend 4 years and 100k.
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2. joe5150 ◴[03 Apr 25 23:56 UTC] No.43576885[source]▶
Resentful of what? Directed at whom? There are lots of options that cost less and many are shorter than four years.