11-9-11

11-9-11

  Here in Abu Dhabi (as in many parts of the world aside from the US) we write today’s date this way: 11-9-11 I like the symmetry of that, which won’t be repeated for another hundred years. It makes today special among anniversaries of 9/11. The next...

NYUAD at NPR

NPR’s All Things Considered ran a brief piece yesterday about the failure of Michigan State’s experiment in the UAE: “Michigan State To Close Dubai Campus.” Reporter Larry Abramson noted that … many observers say growth in overseas...

ADH Online

My appointment as Associate Dean of Humanities for NYU Abu Dhabi is finally official and online: http://nyuad.nyu.edu/academics/faculty.html The bio is currently the brief one that will appear in the initial NYUAD Course Bulletin. I’ll provide one that’s...

November Candidate Weekend by Erin

The first NYUAD Candidate Weekend that I attended was last November. Erin Meekhof, one of the candidates who flew in that weekend and is now a member of NYU Abu Dhabi’s  inaugural class, made an eight-minute video about her experience. She does a marvelous job...

NYUAD ADH

I’m pleased to announce here that I have accepted the position of Associate Dean for Humanities for NYU Abu Dhabi. An official announcement from NYUAD is forthcoming later this week. My mission is to help NYUAD Dean of Arts and Humanities Reindert Falkenburg and...