<p>Some of you who are elevating the state of public university education have no idea about the degree of financial crisis most of them are in. They might have enjoyed the state funding before but most are facing reducing resources and serious financial restructuring. I teach at one of those prestigious public universities and I can tell you that they are not going to get more prestigious with reducing state funding and other limitations due to the necessary accountability to the citizens of their states. Private institutions do not have these constraints.</p>