NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier warned this week that America’s elite universities are in trouble if they continue to prioritize political activism over their mission of spreading knowledge. Diermeier joined the Washington Post’s "Reasonably Optimistic" podcast Wednesday to discuss the future of higher education and its role in culture wars. He stated that universities have become increasingly politicized, blaming that "mission drift" for the decrease of public trust in those institutions. "The fundamental purpose of university is to be a place where you have path-breaking research and a transformative education." — Daniel...