Governor Labels Student Rebellion An Act Of Terrorism

[Jeanfromfillmore]

Originally Posted by Kathy63

Most Universities have research departments and some of them are very good.

If you are saying that Universities should NOT have research departments because that is not a function of Universities, that's an entirely different subject. The students at the research department are normally graduate students.

The particular funding for the research department is not coming from the school or the state system. So an increase in research funding is removed from tuition hikes.

You're exactly correct. The tuition is completely separate and a small pittance of the cost to run a university. It's the deep pockets in business, medical, pharmaceutical etc. that fund the university research. They are the ones who 'tell' the school what direction the school should go. Follow the money.