There aren't many of us who would dare talk about passion these days. Students now have minimal contact with staff. At postgraduate level we supervise far too many students. There's no time for pastoral care or real intellectual exchange. Staff don't have much contact with each other, either.
Nobody turns up to seminars any more.
We give each other a frazzled not as we pass in the corridors. Most people would agree that universities need to be evaluated somehow and that research performance is an obvious indicator of excellence. The emphasis on input severely disadvantages the arts faculty. We have other strengths, other things to offer the university and community. You need to score three points a year to be classified as active.