All of this is to say that we are a "work in progress" in EC, as is Qatar itself. We are making progress but the task is huge and we must insure that we bring and maintain faculties that are committed to instilling the best undergraduate education in their students. I don't think the Emir and the Sheikha can be faulted for their vision and putting their money towards making that vision a reality and transforming the future. However, there is still so much to be done that we must not turn away defensively from the criticism leveled at us. There is a great lesson in all of this -- and after all, we are trying to cultivate life-long learners so we might as well start with us the educators! ;-)))

Thanks for letting me vent – I think I’ll have to link this on my own blog.

Regards and salaams,
PM

PS: I am assuming the reason Georgetown wasn't "slammed" in the article is because they are too new and have no proven track record.