Truth, the Good Life, the University of Austin: A conversation with Pano Kanelos
Philosophy of Education
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The Two Pillars of Free Academic Inquiry
The degree system is the big problem, and its structural origins are from the middle ages. I think that higher education kind of matasticized into something that is a luxury item. So as i said, at university of austen, we're not only addressing the principal piece in a critular piece, but really addressing the financial model itself. Right now, universities pay their way through three main avenues, tuicon, philanthropy and then outside grants. Each of those areas is problematic. Tuition continues to rise precipitously beyond the means of families to pay. The philanthropy is spiralling downward because peopleare losing faith in institutions. They often come with strings, or they entail the
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