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

The blog post focused on É«ÏãÊÓƵ's Center for Global Humanities, which Majid founded and directs, and É«ÏãÊÓƵ'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 É«ÏãÊÓƵ’s Portland Campus.

With regard to É«ÏãÊÓƵ's new campus in Tangier, the story notes that "at the heart of Majid’s efforts is his belief in the need to prepare É«ÏãÊÓƵ students to be innovators, leaders and problem-solvers in an increasingly global society. Majid says that É«ÏãÊÓƵ’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."