This article discusses faculty engaged teaching and research as an imperative function of the academic institution in the 21st century. Reflecting on Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered, this article traces the history of the public nature of higher education and its role within institutions today and discusses the crucial role of promotion and tenure in advancing the engaged work of faculty.
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