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1(459 G. The Bas12_222122plbilities of the Anierican Vniversit,y The relation of nature and purposes tc rec-pfnnseibilit The nature and purposes of any institaion (let -el-mina the responsibilities which it assumbe. Certain conditi:)as required in the assumption of responsibili4y. In discuss!inc: responuibilities of the American Univ6rsity CpAr, we shall also briefly describe its nature ad puPposes and the requirements essential to their fulfillment— Tbe formulation of aims and purposes, adopLed by the Beard of in February 1958, is as follows: The American University at Cairo seeks to biz; an excellent small experimental university, couarag out of the American cultural and aduational tradition and living creatively in the Middle Eastern cultural and educational tradition lt stresses the liberal arts in undergraduat program and chooses certain especially needed and timely areas for development in its graduate pro-gran. It works toward the end cf producing educated and responsible cfAizons of Egypt, the Middle Zast and the wotld at large, and encouragt,3s by its existence, as well as by its program, both the West (especially America) and the Middle East in the common effort to understand, appreciate and work with each other. A5 indicated by the statement of purpose, our forem bility is to be a university, an institution of higher learning. At, a university we assume responsibility (1) to serve Egypt, the TjnitE.6 Arab Republic, and the Middle East, (2) to reflect and represent ‘:,k1 best of the American educational tradition. and (3) to be exce.,11W,;, * After careful study and many revisions by appropriate faculty committees and with consideration by the University Facvlity, this paper ha b been adopted by the Board of Trustees as a 613A)- stantive statement of University position