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By TAMAR LEWIN
DOHA, Qatar — On a hot October evening, hundreds of families flocked to the sumptuous Ritz Carlton here in this Persian Gulf capital for an unusual college fair, the Education City roadshow.
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 by admin
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By TAMAR LEWIN
When John Sexton, the president of New York University, first met Omar Saif Ghobash, an investor trying to entice him to open a branch campus in the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Sexton was not sure what to make of the proposal — so he asked for a $50 million gift.
“It’s like earnest […]
Posted on February 10th, 2008 by admin
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By KAREN W. ARENSON
Allan T. Demaree, a retired executive editor of Fortune magazine, gladly makes donations to Princeton University, his alma mater, even though he knows it has become one of the wealthiest educational institutions in the world. His son, who also went to Princeton, points to its endowment of $15.8 billion, and will […]
Posted on February 5th, 2008 by admin
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By SOMINI SENGUPTA
LAHTORA, India — With the dew just rising from the fields, dozens of children streamed into the two-room school in this small, poor village, tucking used rice sacks under their arms to use as makeshift chairs. So many children streamed in that the newly appointed head teacher, Rashid Hassan, pored through […]
Posted on January 17th, 2008 by admin
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By CORNELIA DEAN
The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia, the National Science Board said Tuesday in its biennial report on science and engineering.
The United States’ position is especially delicate, the agency said, given its reliance on foreign-born […]
Posted on January 16th, 2008 by admin
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Healthcare careers especially in nursing are the ever booming career fields; the demands for nursing expertise are continue to growth in 2 digits projection rate toward year 2012. The high demand has created the best career opportunity for registered nurses to advance their nursing career to next level with a bachelor in nursing degree. The […]
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by admin
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