As regional hostilities expanded, the Suliman Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut kept instruction running while nearby strikes and infrastructure risks forced many U.S. branch campuses to suspend in‑person operations. Dean Yusuf Sidani described preexisting academic‑continuity teams and hybrid delivery systems that allowed classes to continue despite strikes and casualties close to campus. At the same time, a wave of U.S. universities with campuses or partnerships across the Gulf moved courses online and restricted travel as insurance and security risks rose. Administrators and international officers are now weighing contingency costs, student‑support obligations, and the reputational and enrollment implications of extended instability in a region that has become central to many universities’ international strategies.