We found a reference 4500 years old. You must sit still for scholarship. Apparently, this means humility in front of your discovery, the complexity of the issues that you are dealing with, the difficulty of the intellectual process. We believe that scholars have integrity, perseverance, and courage. Obviously a scholar s work must include integrity.
Perseverance comes out of our faculty surveys.
We emphasize that all members of the faculty throughout their professional careers must stay in touch with developments in their field. But on our campuses, faculty time is one of our most valuable resources. There are many demands on the scholar s time and faculty face insurmountable opportunities every morning. To be willing to publish and risk the disapproval of colleagues. To take on difficult or unpopular tasks.