The Cosmopolitan Idea Symposium

Celebrating the Opening 19 Washington Square North

November 11, 2009 | 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: 19 Washington Square North

In order of appearance:
Al Bloom Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Hilary Ballon Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi
Panelists:
Jeremy Waldron University Professor in the Law School, NYU
Craig Calhoun University Professor of the Social Sciences, NYU
Vartan Gregorian President, Carnegie Corporation of New York

The term cosmopolitan is often used to describe NYUAD - the orientation of its students and faculty, the outlook of the university, and the character of Abu Dhabi as a place. This inaugural series interrogates the values and challenges of cosmopolitanism, the tensions between its global orientation and local communities, its prospects at a time of economic contraction, and its relevance in the Arab and Muslim worlds, among other issues.

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