Higher Education?

Since the purpose of higher education is-yes-education, all other activities should be made to justify why they exist on campuses at all. Examples of extraneous activities that impede teaching and learning include new administrative officers (like a "director of collaborative engagement"); varsity athletics (the University of Vermont sends its softball team 2,533 miles to play against Stanford); and undergraduate amenities (five-story climbing walls). Top-heavy faculties should also be scrutinized (75 percent at Stanford have lifetime appointments, as do 73 percent at San Jose State) since senior professors are less involved with teaching.
-Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus. Higher Education? pp. 237-238. (2010)