… luxury whipping boy.
From The Economist:
… Why don’t some [American] universities compete by hiring teaching superstars? And why don’t others slash prices? The big problem is that high-status institutions such as universities tend to compete with each other on academic reputation (which is enhanced by star professors) and bling (luxurious dormitories and fancy sports stadiums) rather than value for money. This starts at the top: Yale would never dream of competing with Harvard on price. But it also extends to second-division universities: George Washington University has made itself fashionable by charging students more and spending lavishly on its facilities.
Similar idea expanded upon here.
UD thanks James.
September 6th, 2010 at 6:12PM
‘The supply of papers that apply gender theory to literary criticism remains ample. But there is evidence of diminishing returns in an area perhaps more vital to the country’s economic dynamism: science and technology.’
Engineers and scientists should, to a degree, be applauded for a reticence to publish, if that is the point the author is getting at.
September 7th, 2010 at 3:40AM
That Washington Monthly article sure sounds like some reporter’s kid got their GWU application rejected.