Comments by "Steve Davenport" (@stevedavenport1202) on "Whatifalthist"
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@inovakovsky Thanks for responding. I have a few more ideas, but didn't want to turn a You Tube comment into a PhD dissertation...😀
To satisfy the research mission that universities are known for, historically, you could have a dedicated state-funded research center where upper level academic types who prefer to do research can ply their trade.
Teaching professors could visit the research center every few years for a semester or two to update their knowledge. Or, if more applicable, sent to an archeological dig or to reside in a foreign country, etc.
However, these changes may be nearly impossible to implement as there are already too many entrenched interests at existing universities.
Fortunately, we do have a bunch of community colleges which are already fulfilling this mission. Just increase state funding for these or create entirely new ones and leave the "legacy" universities to their own devices by de funding them.
This wouldn't be a problem for USC, CAL, Berkley, etc but others might suffer.
Oh, while I am at it, get rid of tenure. Give profs 8 years to pursue their bliss, but review their performance and only renew if they are productive, effective, etc.
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