In Greenland, a Tiny University Takes On a Big RoleNuuk, Greenland Greenland is a very big place, an island more than three times the size of Texas, with mile-thick sheets of ice covering much of its interior. Mississippi-wide rivers of glacial ice flow in slow motion into enormous fjords, choking them with icebergs the size of a city block. The... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |