Working for Georgetown in Qatar

A new book, written by a professor at Georgetown University's branch campus in Qatar, sheds light on the challenges and possibilities of the branch campus model. Elizabeth Redden's summary captures some of the key tensions one confronts when working abroad in educational settings different than the context of the home campus. A quote from the book that captures the essence of the struggle of working in such a setting, "People say you shouldn't be there because it's not a democracy, which it isn't, and you have autocratic rulers, which they are, but that's kind of where you want to be, isn't it?" captures my sentiment after working in Qatar myself.

Especially in light of the Saudi Arabia and UAE led blockade of Qatar and the unsettled international relations evident among Arabian Gulf countries, Wasserman's book may be worth a read by educators, politicians, and others.