If research universities carried product labeling, these characteristics would be listed among the primary ingredients. Add library and computer center, sprinkle with economic awareness, social responsibility and moral courage. Let ferment . . . .
Research universities are among the most revolutionary and least understood American institutions.
As a faculty member and university administrator, I am frequently asked how students benefit from studying at a research university like the University of Oregon. It sounds simple, but think about it. Members of the faculty at research universities are expected not just to transmit knowledge to their students, but also to create new knowledge and show students where and how it fits into the real world. Every University of Oregon faculty member is evaluated based on this principle. As a result, every UO student benefits from exposure to new knowledge in the classroom, lab, studio, or field because our faculty members infuse their teaching with the results of their original research.