▁the ▁West , ▁Singapore ’ s ▁location ▁fav ors ▁an ▁important ▁concept ual ▁real ignment ▁of ▁the ▁human ities ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁campus ▁in ▁New ▁H aven ▁— ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁that ▁ideas ▁and ▁cre ative ▁works ▁of ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁intersect ▁histor ically ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁concept ually ▁with ▁each ▁other ." ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁profess ors ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁character ize ▁the ▁ende avor ▁of ▁" global izing " ▁a ▁" spe cious ▁one ," ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁gradu ates ▁" will ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁conform ist , ▁diss ent - a verse ▁man agers ▁and ▁execut ives ▁who ▁serve ▁the ▁global ▁profit ▁mot ive ." ▁Mar vin ▁Ch un , ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁Ber keley ▁College ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁disag re ed , ▁asking ▁" Will ▁Y ale - N US ▁be ▁denied ▁to ▁numerous ▁students ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁like ▁me ▁who ▁lack ▁the ▁hyper - tal ent ▁or ▁m ega - resources ▁needed ▁to ▁study ▁abroad ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁like ▁Y ale ?" ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁concerns ▁that ▁Y ale - N US ▁would ▁dil ute ▁the ▁Y ale ▁name , ▁computer ▁science ▁professor ▁Michael ▁Fischer ▁argued ▁that ▁since ▁Y ale - N US ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁grant ing ▁Y ale ▁degrees , ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁a ▁degree ▁from ▁Y ale ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁dimin ished , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁joint ▁gover ning ▁board ▁does ▁not ▁" make ▁Y ale