March 13, 2009
On the Bottom Line, Good Teaching Tops Good Research
In research universities, those faculty members who write and obtain grant proposals enjoy certain perks, including summer salaries, more travel, more space, and an extensive list of other benefits, great and small. As one of my own professors pounded into my head years ago, "A great teacher is known all over the campus. A great researcher is known all over the world." The implications of that maxim are not lost on rookie faculty members as they consider promotions and job
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