>What you don't seem to understand is there are some who are not motivated by that. Yes, and the classical solution was to deny those people tenure. The syste

>What you don't seem to understand is there are some who are not motivated by that. Yes, and the classical solution was to deny those people tenure. The system worked pretty well, for a large institutional system, until roughly the early 90's. What we have now is an impossibly high standard that prevents well-motivated researchers from accomplishing the very goals that the institution is meant to serve. Edit: now do me a favor and analyze whether university administrators have a track-record of using funds with prudence.