August 2010 archives
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August 29, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
Let the Great Work Begin
As I flew into Abu Dhabi airport the other night to attend the opening of NYU Abu Dhabi, I thought a line from Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America: “The Great Work Begins.” The line first occurs when an angel arrives at the end of the play’s first part, Millennium Approaches, and also serves as [...]Archive
August 29, 2010 by cptwitter
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29
I've just landed in Abu Dhabi. NYUAD faculty orientation begins tomorrow. As the playwright said, let the great work begin. #Archive
August 15, 2010 by Cyrus Patell
NYUAD Blogging
Two weeks from today, I’ll be in Abu Dhabi, participating in the first day of NYU Abu Dhabi’s faculty orientation. The students arrive a week later. In the interval, I’m hoping to start up a set of conversations among the faculty and deans about ongoing curricular and pedagogical initiatives. I’ll be at NYUAD an average [...]Archive
August 1, 2010 by cptwitter
