American and Palestinian Institutions to Partner

This is a news article about the partnership between Bard College from the US and al-Quds University in the West Bank. In addition to being another example of international partnerships between institutions, there is an added wrinkle in that the degrees awarded will be from Bard College. Apart from the general prestige of American institutions that we've discussed in class previously, there is a political advantage as Israel does not recognize degrees from al-Quds, but would degrees from Bard. Not quite a quality assurance issue, but another example of how the imprimatur of an American institution is advantageous on the global scene.