Psychology Research

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Lack of high-impact research publications. Lack of grants and history of obtaining grants. To some degree, the kind of science professors you would have at a liberal arts college that doesn't have graduate programs. How can you run wet-labs and not have a meaningful graduate program? End of story.

However, I believe things are trending towards better research, more graduate students, better-qualified young faculty.

When BYU was rapidly expanding back in the day (1970s?), they hired a lot of suspect faculty who ended up with tenure. Those guys are dying off.

Conversely, when BYU was starting its law school, it went out and found some excellent name law professors at various localities. Unfortunately, they have not replaced them with the professors of the same stature. So in effect, of recent years, the law school has actually decreased in stature, due to the faculty and a reassessment based upon the number of women who don't seek employment after law school.