Yeah, just one example: the world doesn't need another paper on symbolism in Ulysses, it needs English professors who help legions of young people become good w

Yeah, just one example: the world doesn't need another paper on symbolism in Ulysses, it needs English professors who help legions of young people become good writers and thinkers. The "research" that's being done by departments outside of the Top 100 -- maybe even the Top 25 -- has an extremely low marginal benefit compared to better educating undergraduates.