I immediately fell in love with these great people.

The impact of even relatively modest grants in Mongolia can be huge.

Being there really sealed for me the fact that the world needs to hold onto the culture they have. It is so transporting. It just takes you out of the place where you've been and into a completely new area.

Our board over there now boasts three ambassadors, of Japan, Turkey and the U.S..

I think you'll find most people are optimistic about the merger, ... It's been a while since we've had anything to be excited about.

The issue that all of us face is that alumni love to have the institution frozen in amber. The truth of the matter is that for an institution to survive, it has to grow, to look at the world as it is rather than how they want it to be.