I have virtually no opinions in common with Paul Wells, but I have addressed the need for universities to become more relevant to communities, and this post seems to address that. It reads though more like a thinly veiled warning that universities are going to have to align politically. For example, "The easiest way to 'force' universities 'to do better' is to 'review the eligibility requirements for the receipt of federal research funds to ensure strong university governance'" which would more directly address, say, protest encampments. To me, this sort of argument underlines once again the need for universities to become essential in the lives of the people in the community, because only the community can support the university when its funding is being pressured.
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