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<p>No speculation is needed. The Computer Science professors doing significant research will look to leave as soon as possible, not just over time. This move will change Computer Science at UF from a top program to directional/community college level. UF is now a top-ranked public university. That ranking would free fall if all the departments became teaching-only.</p>
<p>The best professors do both research and teaching, providing students an opportunity to learn the field in great depth. I doubt that a single professor has been recruited to this department to be teaching-only, maybe a few to be research-only, but the vast majority are reseachers and teachers both. You are going to see a mass exodus if this decision is implemented, though I wonder whether the decision was intentionally made to backfiire.</p>