For undergrad and professional education (which is the majority of higher education) that would work, but IMHO people who aren't doing proper research in their

For undergrad and professional education (which is the majority of higher education) that would work, but IMHO people who aren't doing proper research in their respective fields aren't really capable of providing high quality education on the graduate level because they'd get out of touch with the advanced topics of the field, so at least there integration makes sense.