The Jeffersonian Faith in Maritocracy

i'm glad you've brought up the experts dynamic. There's just a bit of tension there. Ims curious how you think about that. i think it comes first and foremost with an understanding that whether you are private or public university in this country, you know, ultimately, you are imbued with a public roll and responsibility. An nare just at one very basic level, although we are seen to be a private university, yet we rely on very significant levels of federal government support to fuel or research mision. Our students are in receipt of federal financial assistance in the form of palgrants and so forth. Though just by virtue of the funding, you have a public dimension that