A World Perspective

A World Perspective
Although I agree with Maya Angelou about the inappropriate paraphrasing of the "drum major" quotation, this quotation makes sense to me.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Consider AUB...Others are, in increasing numbers!

See this Times Higher Education piece on the influence of instability in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries on western students' attendance at the American University of Beirut: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419380&c=1

Saturday, March 10, 2012

A Review of Anthony Shadid's New Book

I heard an interview on National Public Radio a week or so ago. It was with Mr. Shadid's widow; the subject was his new book, just published. "House of Stone" is about rebuilding his ancestral home in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun. Here's a review: http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-04/books/31118636_1_family-moves-stone-middle-east. It makes me think about the infinite ways we can think about what "home" is.