Classes seniors need to graduate are offered all at the same time, not enough diversity in spring semester to allow you to do what you really want as you finish your degree program. Looking back on the Ex Corde discussions, it's extremely important to not put constraints on what faculty can teach or say or where they can supervise their students during internships. It will have a negative impact on students if they know that faculty can't talk about certain things in class. The Board expects higher levels of research for grad programs, but there has not been a conscious goal to support academic excellence. Very large resources are needed to support major research.
Some grad programs require commitment to clinical practice, recruitment effort.
A team approach with differentiated duties, works well, with teaching important for all. There must be balance at the unit level, but individual's balance can be flexible. Some accrediting agencies have specific and quantitative publication requirements while others ask only for qualitative demonstration. I can show you examples, but they are not all alike. For tenure decisions, the strongest focus is on teaching, with evidence of engagement in the discipline and future productivity.