> > Yes, I had a few also. Most failed to make tenure and eventually left
> > the university for which I was working.
> 
> Do you mean to imply that there is a positive correlation between the two? 
> Introverts focus on their work and get grants and tenure, and extroverts are 
> incompatible with the academia?

This seems to be the case at research colleges.

Some people are better fitted for teaching colleges (which are considered
lower on the accademic scale, but the teachers usually *teach* rather
than spend their time publishing).
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