[Logophile]

Some professors have. Some still realize their primary function is to teach students. I still am in touch with one of those, even though I no longer use my Chemistry degree.

Any professor who puts teaching ahead of research will find it very difficult to earn tenure or promotion at a major university. The old adage "publish or perish" has been replaced by "get funded or get out" (at least in the sciences and engineering).

[jude24]

Any professor who puts teaching ahead of research will find it very difficult to earn tenure or promotion at a major university. The old adage "publish or perish" has been replaced by "get funded or get out" (at least in the sciences and engineering).

The guy I'm thinking of still publishes fairly frequently (and has some good funding). Somehow, however, he seems to take a personal interest in his Organic Chemistry students, and try to help them master their subject. I don't know how he pulled that; but he always struck me as the exact definition of how a professor should be.

[From many - one.]

And it was that "publish or perish" that got all the basic research done.