The news was big, but the irony was bigger.

A glimpse into what life will be like at NU’s new branch school in the Middle East.

The Daily has its story up about the Qatar plan. The relevant part for Medill students:
The extension into Qatar will create TM programs in the Middle East, including possible connections with Al-Jazeera, the largest Arab television network, Lavine said.
Definitely interesting and pretty cool. Dean Lavine also mentions how Medill aims to be more global and [...]

Medill will be offering courses and faculty at the school, which will be heavily subsidized by Qatar.