<h1>86 wrote “I don’t think I could live with myself if I spent my days producing a product that was not good enough for my own family.”</h1>
<p>I actually have spent decades of my life (not days) working to provide great undergraduate education in a system that is increasingly dysfunctional. Many, many faculty work 60+ hour weeks because there is no other support system for students. Yes we do research, but most of us at state schools understand that taxpayers want good undergraduate education (and the country needs it, too). In the last decade the cuts to public higher education have been massive. They still spend some on sports, but not the libraries, the classrooms, or faculty hires and salaries. A few state systems remain fine, but the vast majority are under economic attack.</p>
<p>Here’s an article on cuts and tuition raising at state schools, but remember that tuition raising is accompanied by cuts in services.[Higher</a> Education Cuts Risk Damaging State Economies For Years To Come: CBPP Report](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>Higher Education Cuts Risk Damaging State Economies For Years To Come: CBPP Report | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>You might google “cuts to higher education” if you think state schools are the same as they were 20 years ago.</p>