American Universities are opening campuses in oil-rich Qatar
The foundation has assured Carnegie Mellon autonomy in developing curriculum, but some faculty are concerned about potential mine fields as they decide what sort of general education courses to offer in a part of the world where American ambitions are suspect.
"What kind of history do we want to teach?" Knapp asked. "We have a course in western civilization. Would we teach that course?"

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