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by mapierce2 1223 days ago
I think the point is that it's not simply the case that universities have lost sight of their purpose of teaching people, but have broadened the scope of their mission beyond teaching … or broadened the definition of teaching? Broadened their mission? Certainly made their mission less focused/clear. And this leads to bureaucracy. See Harvard's Mission Statement.

https://college.harvard.edu/about/mission-vision-history

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in loco parentis writ large.