Can BYU Still Live By Its Mission?

BYU Professor Ralph Hancock On BYU's Dilemma With Its Mission Statement
Dr. Hancock wrote a masterful essay (link below) on where BYU stands in regard to its mission statement. Professor Hancock has been at BYU for 35 years and has seen an increased focus on a secular objective.
Just how compatible is BYU's Mission Statement with becoming the "Harvard of the West?"
Why has BYU made this progression toward these academic, secular ideologies?
How does BYU move toward fulfilling its mission when they seem to be moving toward the establishment of higher education? Toward the "Religion of Academia?"
Those given stewardship of BYU talk of a "gospel methodology" on campus. What is a "gospel methodology?"