Comments on: Arabian Gulf Money and US Universities http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/ With Help From Some Friends Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Steve http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/#comment-968 Steve Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:09:37 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-968 First of all the ture and legal name for that body of water between Iran and its arab neighbours is the Persian Gulf so get it right !! Secondly the arabs are trying to buy US intellectual opinions in their favour by donating larg money to US colleges and universities. First of all the ture and legal name for that body of water between Iran and its arab neighbours is the Persian Gulf so get it right !!

Secondly the arabs are trying to buy US intellectual opinions in their favour by donating larg money to US colleges and universities.

]]> By: heroyalwhyness http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/#comment-204 heroyalwhyness Tue, 06 May 2008 21:50:30 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-204 Take these recent donations to Harvard and Georgetown for example . . . Saudi Prince Gives Millions to Harvard and Georgetown (reported Dec 2005) http://nytimes.com/2005/12/13/education/13donation.html?ex=1292130000&en=a6329bddd61f551d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Within one year of that announcement we read: Harvard in biggest curriculum overhaul in 30 years http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0627496420070207 Take these recent donations to Harvard and Georgetown for example . . .
Saudi Prince Gives Millions to Harvard and Georgetown (reported Dec 2005)
http://nytimes.com/2005/12/13/education/13donation.html?ex=1292130000&en=a6329bddd61f551d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Within one year of that announcement we read:
Harvard in biggest curriculum overhaul in 30 years
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0627496420070207

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » American universities and the Arabian Gulf cash flow http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/#comment-203 Michelle Malkin » American universities and the Arabian Gulf cash flow Tue, 06 May 2008 21:18:55 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-203 [...] Jay Greene takes a closer look. Posted in: Education Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments (0)   trackbacks (0) [...] [...] Jay Greene takes a closer look. Posted in: Education Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments (0)   trackbacks (0) [...]

]]> By: Hobart Milton http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/#comment-202 Hobart Milton Tue, 06 May 2008 20:44:24 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-202 Is there a breakdown on the receiving end of this windfall for our universities? Also, are there any documented abuses related to this topic? This is not the first time I've seen this story and I wonder if someone has also done a time perspective on the matter. And, oh yes, what percentage (by country) of our univerisyt population comes from these foreign investors? Thanks for bringing this topic up. And it is a good question: is this money given with no strings attached or is someone expecting a puppet show on their behalf? Is there a breakdown on the receiving end of this windfall for our universities? Also, are there any documented abuses related to this topic? This is not the first time I’ve seen this story and I wonder if someone has also done a time perspective on the matter. And, oh yes, what percentage (by country) of our univerisyt population comes from these foreign investors?

Thanks for bringing this topic up. And it is a good question: is this money given with no strings attached or is someone expecting a puppet show on their behalf?

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/06/arabian-gulf-money-and-us-universities/#comment-199 Greg Forster Tue, 06 May 2008 15:55:05 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-199 When comparing gifts given by Gulf states to gifts given by top trading partners, it's important to remember that trading partners have a clear reason to be giving money to American universities - it buys goodwill and influences issue priorities in a nation in which they (the trading partners) have a significant economic interest. The point is, if we're looking to figure out the larger significance of these gifts, that the trading partners represent only one possible "baseline" standard for comparison. Other appropriate baselines would be zero or each nation's share of world GDP (excluding the US). I guess what I'm driving at here is that we don't simply need to explain why Gulf states give proportionately more than the top US trading partners; we need to explain why they give proportionately more even though their economic interest in the US is much less (except in the case of Saudi Arabia). Oh, and I believe it's "beady" little eyes, not "pointy." (Depticting Canadians as having pointy eyes? That's just silly.) When comparing gifts given by Gulf states to gifts given by top trading partners, it’s important to remember that trading partners have a clear reason to be giving money to American universities - it buys goodwill and influences issue priorities in a nation in which they (the trading partners) have a significant economic interest. The point is, if we’re looking to figure out the larger significance of these gifts, that the trading partners represent only one possible “baseline” standard for comparison. Other appropriate baselines would be zero or each nation’s share of world GDP (excluding the US).

I guess what I’m driving at here is that we don’t simply need to explain why Gulf states give proportionately more than the top US trading partners; we need to explain why they give proportionately more even though their economic interest in the US is much less (except in the case of Saudi Arabia).

Oh, and I believe it’s “beady” little eyes, not “pointy.” (Depticting Canadians as having pointy eyes? That’s just silly.)

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