How many people attending conferences in Warsaw, for example, get to visit the spectacular university library (pictured, above)?
Most universities have spectacular websites that are a wealth of information for upcoming freshmen.
The arrangement had a potentially spectacular bonus for the university.
Richard L. Revesz, dean of the New York University School of Law, called the project "a spectacular concept," and said his university could conceivably provide office and classroom space for the corps as well as expertise.
"The very same week that the United Kingdom announced a £600 million [$905 million] cut in our universities, the French announced a spectacular €35 billion [$48 billion] package of investment in their knowledge economy," said Taylor.
There's the spectacular city of Bologna, site of the first university founded in Europe in 1088, and graced with the most amazing churches on every block.
Although this year's market drop is taking its toll, the growth in university endowments in recent years has been spectacular.
That is, we take the example of the sciences, where universities have linked to corporate and government life for decades, and with spectacular results, and we extend the linkage to all fields of a liberal arts education.
Allowing universities to charge maximum fees, then encouraging others to undercut them, is a spectacular example of shooting oneself in the polished, academic foot.
Tonight is University Challenge final night, and Gail Trimble is set to sweep all before her with a spectacular display of raw, uncompromising higher-level general knowledge.
