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2008-04-17 Arabia

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-17 11:30|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure they won't have any problem finding men willing to be English professors, but medical and engineering professors might be a bit more problematic... not to mention the entire department of Judaic Studies.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-17 12:36|| 2008-04-17 12:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Similar entreaties by Arab states have recently been rejected by other American universities; why, critics wonder, has NYUs president not been dissuaded?

I can give you fifty million reasons.

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-17 12:42|| 2008-04-17 12:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Academic freedom might be more of an issue in Abu Dhabi than in the US. Of course, since "academic freedom" is often just a codeword for bashing the United States, Christianity, and the West in general, it may not be a problem.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-04-17 12:45|| 2008-04-17 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, as long as the prayer rooms are in place and the entire university is only for men as we don't want those evil, perversive women in there, everything should be fine!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-17 12:54|| 2008-04-17 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 What percentage of NYU's profs are Jewish? I'm smiling at the prospect of a Marxist professoriate squirming at the sight of "No Jews Allowed" signs at it's sister campus.

Posted by ed 2008-04-17 13:28|| 2008-04-17 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Academic freedom might be more of an issue in Abu Dhabi than in the US.

I'm not sure of freedom in Abu Dhabi, Rambler, but I'd bet it's *not* going to be that big of a stretch. And, that's coming from someone who went to a middle-of-nowhere/deep south university.

Posted by BA 2008-04-17 15:49|| 2008-04-17 15:49|| Front Page Top

#7 On another hangs a framed portrait of the sunglasses-clad founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Nice company you're keeping there, Doc. *gag*

Posted by Seafarious 2008-04-17 17:43|| 2008-04-17 17:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The "Build it and they will come" did not work for their high tech zone. The university will probably stagnate as well.

Posted by john frum 2008-04-17 17:49|| 2008-04-17 17:49|| Front Page Top

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