Creative Portland blog features Anouar Majid, Building a 'City of Ideas'

Creative Portland, a nonprofit organization that promotes the City of Portland, featured Anouar Majid, Ph.D., ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ vice president for global affairs, and his work in creating a "City of Ideas."

The blog post focused on ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Center for Global Humanities, which Majid founded and directs, and ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's establishment of a campus in Morocco.

In discussing the Center for Global Humanities, the story explains that "Majid is passionate about bringing 'big thinkers' to Maine" through an annual lecture series held at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Portland Campus.

With regard to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's new campus in Tangier, the story notes that "at the heart of Majid’s efforts is his belief in the need to prepare ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students to be innovators, leaders and problem-solvers in an increasingly global society. Majid says that ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Tangier presence will add a new chapter (anchored right here in Portland) to U.S.-Moroccan relations, building the foundations of a much-needed dialogue between the Western and Muslim worlds."

About the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.