New (bolded) copy in a university solicitation for donations: "What's more, strong alumni participation affects national rankings and enhances the value of all of our degrees." Lambda School can't happen fast enough.
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University: "Proud to announce our latest funding round and backing by famed investor Patrick McKenzie" Also University: "Also will be following McKenzie's advice and charging more"
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Unless you write big checks today, they'll actually be 100% fine with the $1 check. That participation metric is pathetically powerful.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Seems like a positive sum game. If every university/alumni does this in response, education as a whole is better funded? The “ranking” metric is artificial and can be safely ignored.
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The problems with today's university system can't be solved by more funding.
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