New York University in Abu Dhabi started a decade ago and hit a few rough spots along the way. Nevertheless, Alfred Bloom, the Abu Dhabi campus Vice Chancellor, is enthusiastic about the impact of the campus and about NYU's commitment to being a global university.
A former President of Swarthmore, Bloom advocates for the importance of a liberal arts approach because it cultivates a deeper understanding of cultural difference and builds on that difference to achieve common good. Bloom described NYU Abu Dhabi as, "... truly a model for the world that draws on constituencies from across the world and projects its model of how to educate for leadership in a global world."
The ambition of NYU in establishing the Abu Dhabi branch is laudable and Bloom points to eight graduates from the three classes thus far who were distinguished as Rhodes Scholar recipients. There was no mention of the national origin of these distinguished scholars or how long they studied at the Abu Dhabi campus. The NYU model allows, even encourages, students to move around the globe to their branches as they complete their degree requirements. In addition, enrollment of Emirate students was not a focus Bloom addressed.
A former President of Swarthmore, Bloom advocates for the importance of a liberal arts approach because it cultivates a deeper understanding of cultural difference and builds on that difference to achieve common good. Bloom described NYU Abu Dhabi as, "... truly a model for the world that draws on constituencies from across the world and projects its model of how to educate for leadership in a global world."
The ambition of NYU in establishing the Abu Dhabi branch is laudable and Bloom points to eight graduates from the three classes thus far who were distinguished as Rhodes Scholar recipients. There was no mention of the national origin of these distinguished scholars or how long they studied at the Abu Dhabi campus. The NYU model allows, even encourages, students to move around the globe to their branches as they complete their degree requirements. In addition, enrollment of Emirate students was not a focus Bloom addressed.
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