University as Marketplace

Could we look to the past to envision a future for universities?

I’m Tim Gorichanaz, and this is Ports, a newsletter about design and ethics. You’ll find this week’s article below, followed by Ports of Call, links to things I’ve been reading and pondering this week.

Today’s most elite universities are something like luxury brands. They have shopping mall campuses and marketing departments and their price tag is out o…