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Re:PhD Simulator by davidgay on Thursday July 06, 2023 @05:17PM (#36623204)
Except that UC Berkeley most definitely is “in the rat-race to be "top-tier research institution" (probably more accurately described as one of the rat-race winners in many fields) - it’s definitely important that top-tier research institutions also provide quality teaching.
Re:PhD Simulator by krastanov on Friday July 07, 2023 @09:11PM (#36640344)
We do agree on this. My second sentence is exactly what you just said:

> Thankfully, many universities (even the prestigious ones) are now starting to hire more semi-permanent teaching-focused staff (and some even use the title professor for these).