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Starting a New Private University in the United States: Some Guidelines

Launching a new university is the United States is a challenging process. Since 2007, I have partnered with several new university startup projects, helping international private investors in establishing universities in the US. Based on my experience, I thought to scribble down the blueprint of the overall process. Step 1: Prepare the physical infrastructure. While it is helpful to have land and buildings ready, most State level approval agencies will not expect to see these until a preliminary evaluation of your application is complete. The chances of your application getting denied are high, and I would recommend you not to commit resources that cannot be repurposed to another business idea that you may have. Yet, keep in mind that you should show significant progress towards achieving the needed physical and technological infrastructure before the State would give the final node for your application for a university. Step 2: Apply for approval from the State governme...

A Call for the Church of Christianity

A Call for the Church of Christianity Presentation made at the International Conference on Christ Consciousness in the Millennium Year , Auroville, Pondicherry, India, on Sunday, January 02, 2000. Babu George Masters’ Student, Center for Tourism Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University, India. You may or may not believe in Jesus, Jesus may or may not have lived, Jesus may or may not have been divine, You may or may not care about the Old Testament, What not, you may even be an atheist! Notwithstanding all these, if you agree that  Christianity in its present version has finally become a positive change agent in a world troubled otherwise , you are onboard with me. In fact, I tend to think that millions of people living in different parts of the world, divided among castes, creeds, conventions, and faith systems do agree with this. Given this, our strivings should be for the continued evolution of Christianity in such a way t...