Do not surpass even the politicians' attack on traditional universities by selectively slashing the arts and sciences. Do not disguise propaganda for this brave new world as concern for the welfare of students. Raise the question, in season and out of season, of whether Australia wishes to make university education available to its qualified citizens or to restrict it to the wealthy. A major frustration of many who have exchanged academy for management, and one for which their huge salaries do not quite compensate, is the knowledge or feeling that they have lost this respect. It need not be so.
Respect can still be earnt.
It can be earnt by running with the hares rather than hunting with the hounds. And even if under today's pressures one has started in the wrong direction, one can change direction.