David H. Turpin is president emeritus of the University of Alberta and University of Victoria and the former vice-principal academic at Queen’s University. Anne Bailey is the principal of Anne Bailey Communications and Strategy and a former director of executive communications at the University of Alberta. Why can’t universities stay out of the news? We see images of protesters entrenched on campuses. We read about the federal government restricting research funding on projects involving certain topics and foreign organizations. We hear about the potential financial exploitation of international students. We see tensions arising from universities’ equity, diversity and inclusion policies...