This reminds me of a great editorial in the Wall Street Journal in the early '90s by the president of Cornell.  He wrote about how universities aren't businesses and about how treating them as such will have disastrous long-term effects.  He observed that there are many higher-education institutions that have been around hundreds of years but few commercial enterprises; also how the goals of higher education are compromised by the pursuit of shareholder value.<p>I would like to find that essay again.  If anyone can point to a link please post it.