Brian Rosenberg argues in The Chronicle that universities have become fixated on expansion into unrelated areas. The piece uses analogies such as a hospital launching a football team to illustrate mission drift. It portrays this growth as unsustainable and detached from core educational purposes.
Key Points
- Universities pursue aggressive growth into non-academic ventures.
- Analogies highlight the mismatch between institutional missions and new activities.
- Author claims such expansion reflects an obsession that has become uncontrolled.
Implications for Educational Freedom
No direct implications.
