An American education partnership in Qatar brings surprising benefits to the Middle East
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Qatar has been accused of being the 'largest foreign donor' to U.S. universities. I was curious, and after looking into it, was surprised at what I found.
William J. Bennett is the former secretary of education and director of the National Office of Drug Control Policy.
It is a fact that America’s global dominance in the 20th Century was powered in very significant part by our universities. From the Manhattan Project to the eight million veterans who were educated under the GI Bill, America’s universities led the way. Today, American universities are without equal in science and technology research, and the fruits of that ripple across our society and economy. For example, if you or one of your loved ones ever received lifesaving medical treatment or medicine, you can bet that it emerged from a laboratory at an American university.