>universities tend to be research maximizing entities
This really hit home for me reading "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz. At one point, a professor won an award for excellence in teaching and I believe the dean took the professor aside to reassure them that the award wouldn't negatively impact their career. Apparently, the common wisdom was you could either prioritize research or teaching and that an award in the latter implied you may not be completely committed to the former.
This really hit home for me reading "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz. At one point, a professor won an award for excellence in teaching and I believe the dean took the professor aside to reassure them that the award wouldn't negatively impact their career. Apparently, the common wisdom was you could either prioritize research or teaching and that an award in the latter implied you may not be completely committed to the former.