There is also a range of scientific and technological uncertainties. We're reshaping science, and science is shaping the futureso we will be responsible. We, in universities, need to improve our political sophistication inside and outside of the university. It is going to be even harder to manage inside our own environment. There are spies on campus, there is insider trading, and venture capital fund people who have no knowledge of university culture but want university products.
Universities evolve and adapt slowly and have complex internal policies.
Those that are flexible and act fast will survive. Those that do not will not survive as research universities in this new environment.