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Of course. Dartmouth has done an admirable job of supporting top-quality programs at both the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. </p>
<p>I’m suggesting only that this may be an increasingly difficult task given D’s financial resources, which are significantly more limited than those of peer institutions – certainly more limited than HYP, and actually even more limited than AWS, given their narrower scopes. Therefore some trade-offs and tough decisions may be necessary. If so, there are likely to be disagreements – perhaps strong disagreements – about the appropriate directions to take. </p>
<p>For example, suppose that everyone agrees to hire more professors. Now suppose there’s a choice between an outstanding researcher whose teaching is perhaps subpar, and an outstanding teacher whose research is perhaps subpar. </p>
<p>At HYP, it’s a non-issue – they hire the first guy. At AWS, it’s a non-issue – they hire the second guy. </p>
<p>But at Dartmouth, the appropriate answer is not as clear.</p>