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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
I have observed in the past that as their exclusive hold on learning erodes, traditional universities will begin to market themselves based on lifestyle and amenities. In this article we see this happening. But one wonders whether the university administrators are ready for the other shoe to drop - the loss of funding that will occur when legislators realize they are funding social clubs, not institutes of higher learning. Via University Business.

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