• xenoclast@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    I find it hard to believe that a university of any kind in America is not motivated monetarily

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      24 days ago

      This is based on a widespread misconception that non-profit organizations are not also pursuing money. They don’t get to take home the profits but they still want to maximize revenue and minimize costs to grow and sustain themselves. So while they don’t behave exactly the same as privately owned orgs, there is a lot of overlap.