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You're much better off with separate presidents. Look at SUNY. A big revenue sucking machine there at SUNY Central in Albany.
This is absolutely true.
But ... if you review Albany v. Binghamton v. Buffalo (and I don't know much about Stony Brook ... sorry) ... you find that a Lagging administration at Albany has put that Public Research University far behind the other two. And, the Albany Nanocollege (a gem for sure) is actually been more of a sucking oxygen mechanism for the State U in Albany. I think that EACH State U, with their relative strengths with their respective legislature, has to fight their own Budget battles. UConn, actually is blessed to be the absolute number 1 in its State system. Rutgers & Pennsylvania & Maryland & Massachusetts are places where a number 2 has been sought; and in both UMass-Lowell & Rowan, clear big dollars are being devoted to building a second solid Public Research campus. That hurts Amherst. I think South Jersey people are leading the way to boost Rowan over Rutgers.
All interesting.