Plenty of university presidents don't teach, fohn Sexton, however, gives a seminar every few weeks on religion and the U.S. Supreme Court-a commitment made all the more remarkable by the fact that his classroom is nine time zones east of New York City. But if he has his way, that kind of commute will soon be commonplace: NYU Abu Dhabi, the first full-fledged liberal-arts campus abroad run by an American university, will open its doors next fall. (Sexton's seminar in the U. A.E. capital is helping lay the groundwork.) Students in the two cities will be chosen by comparable admissions procedures and work toward the same degrees, taking classes in what Sexton envisions as a giant network of universities and talent slung around the globe.
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