After forty years at Harvard, historian James Hankins quietly walked away. Not in protest. Not in anger. But with a diagnosis. In this episode of Think First, we examine Hankins’ final essay and a recent interview to understand what changed inside elite universities — not ideologically, but institutionally. From the disappearance of Western civilization requirements to shifting hiring incentives and the loss of a shared cultural foundation, this isn’t a story about politics. It’s about drift....