July 25, 2008
U.S. Universities Negotiate Tricky Terrain in the Middle East
New ventures sometimes bring painful lessons
A herd of camels meanders through the 115-degree heat as sand billows across the abandoned stretch of desert that once was to be a branch campus of George Mason University.
Nearby, alongside the road that leads into the tall sand dunes is a sign that reads: REDUCE SPEED: MOVING SANDS AHEAD.
The sign is intended for motorists, of course, but it could double as a warning to American university administrators eager to open branch
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