Distinction between Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Broadly speaking, undergraduate and graduate programs at research universities differ. In undergraduate programs, teaching is strongly emphasized, while research is supported, as professors focus on foundational teaching while also conducting research. By contrast, in graduate programs, teaching underpins research, with research being central and weighted more heavily, as professors emphasize specialized knowledge in teaching and are highly driven by research (especially publications).

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Academia, Taboo, and Dogma

In academia, ideally, we neither kill nor savage, nor do we evade taboo or dogma.

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Transaction Costs and Translatability in Engagements

If transaction costs are very high and translatability in collaborative engagements is very low, particularly during implementation and publication, this is inefficient and costly.

 

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Purpose Routines— Efficiency and Stability

Broadly, a gifted person follows routines for efficiency rather than for comfort. A gifted person changes their routine when it is inefficient or suboptimal; they will shift and move as they seek greater stability.

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Brilliant Reasoning and Related Connections

In an ideal world, winning engagements, especially in academia, should be based on brilliant reasoning and less on related connections.

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Excellence of Ideas—Fantasize and Seduce your Mind

Distinction of ideas— always fantasize and seduce your brain! 

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One UP Professorial Chair

One UP Professorial Chair 2016-18, 2019-21, 2022-24, and 2025-27

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