@marlowe1 - everyone’s perspective is skewed, no?
Also, I use Reed and St. John’s not as ploys, but as examples of schools that can avoid market segmentation, and can still enjoy healthy metrics and solid finances.
@Zoom10 - see the above comment. Note, I don’t decry market values at all - Chicago made the necessary and predictable changes it needed to, given market forces. I also agree it’s primary purpose is to increase its eminence.
But I don’t herald the process or the climate. I’m not about to laud market-aware administrators as “butt kickers” and rock stars. Do you see the Chicago free market boys and their ideas as areas that deserve more of our gratitude?
I can understand the power of free market theory, but anyone who wants to extend more commendation for this fairly cynical approach puzzles me.
But, maybe next I should thank Darwin?