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There is much more to Lebanon than the "cursed land" that you depict. There are signs of hope residing in two universities that provide an American-style education: the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the American University of Beirut (AUB). LAU can trace its roots back to 1835, when a group of Presbyterian adventurers decided to make a difference in the world by establishing a school for women in the Ottoman Empire. Since then, LAU has been educating youth in the Middle East. Despite the trials of providing a first-rate education during times of unrest, LAU continues to offer...
...Dormitory renovation projects at other Ivy League universities, in addition to widespread dissatisfaction among students, prompted the College to announce a 15-year, $1 billion renovation of undergraduate living spaces. Meanwhile, the university continued to make progress on the Allston Redevelopment Plan, a project which seeks to develop Harvard-land across the Charles over the next half-century...
...Notwithstanding Harvard’s shady dealings in the original acquisition of Allston property during the nineties, the University led by President Drew G. Faust has been extremely receptive to the community’s needs and desires. In a land-swap deal with the owners of the Charlesview apartments, a low-income housing complex that sits on a plot of land central to the development project, Harvard has demonstrated that it had come full circle in its dealing with Allston residents—as part of the deal, Harvard agreed to erect highly subsidized replacement housing units nearby...
...park known as the Pawlings Farm. Some historians believe it was the location of a major supply depot used to collect cattle and other food coming to the beleaguered American army from farms up north. Critics and preservationists say the expansive development will permanently alter historically important land and set a dangerous precedent for other National Parks, many of which have similar small private parcels tucked in and around the boundaries. The Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors will now consider giving final approval at a public hearing June...
This patchwork of public and private land can lead to development within the parks themselves. In 2004, only a last-minute offer of $8.5 million from the federal government stopped a developer from building a 62-acre luxury subdivision in another part of the Valley Forge park. In 2005, the National Park Service was unable to buy a 20-acre site inside Zion National Park and the owners have subsequently turned it into a private spiritual retreat center. And Gettysburg, not too far from Valley Forge, remains among the nation's most threatened historical sites. With roughly...