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Jenkins, David – Studies in Higher Education, 1988
The purpose of a university is to survive by giving society enough of what it wants in such a way that it earns, retains, and makes space for its proper pursuits, including systematic criticism of what society wants. The disciplines need constant renewing and constant resurrection for the sake of humanity. (MSE)
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