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Faculty and staff reflect on 9/11

Kira Jastive — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:11:11 +0000

In today’s edition of BU Today, several professors and administrators reflect on how the U.S. and world have changed in the decade since the September 11th terrorist attacks.

The story features Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations; Thomas Robbins, BU’s chief of police and executive director of public safety; Neta Crawford, professor of political science; Kecia Ali, professor of religion; Jack Beermann, professor of law; Hillel Levine, professor of religion; Richard Cornell, professor of music and composition; Shahla Haeri, associate professor of anthropology; Joseph Wippl, professor of international relations; and Margaret Ross, director of behavioral medicine at Student Health Services.

Read BU Today’s complete 9/11 coverage here.

10 years later: Islam today

Kira Jastive — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:18:50 +0000

In today’s installment of “10 Years Later,” Robert Hefner, an expert on Islamic culture and director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), discusses the state of Islam and Muslim society in the U.S. since September 11th.

Contact Hefner at 617-353-2194; rhefner@bu.edu.

Tomorrow, we take a look at the residual psychological impacts of the 9/11 attacks with David Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry, and founder and former director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD).

Merry White on Fox & Friends discussing the role culture plays in the aftermath of a tragedy

Jo Breiner — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:15:29 +0000

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com