Teachers reflect on 9 11's enduring impact in history class
Teachers from Free State High School Lawrence High School and Southwest Junior High recall the day and its aftermath. They discuss how 9 11 reshaped teaching, the questions students ask, and the ongoing task of interpreting history as events unfold.
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Dustin Leechner
Southwest Junior High School
World Trade Center
Leechner
Middle East
Free State High School
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Libya
Pakistan
Valerie Schrag
Lawrence High School
Dick Patterson
Terrorism pushes new university security studies programs
After the September 11 attacks, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas expanded research and teaching on terrorism. Kansas State now offers master and doctoral degrees in security studies led by David Stone, with a focus on why extremist groups turn to violence and how to prevent attacks. KU professor Don Haider Markel notes shifts from enforcement to preemption and the inclusion of CIA and military topics in his courses.
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New York
Washington
Kansas State University
Kansas University
Kansas State
David Stone
Afghanistan
Iraq
Stone
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Don Haider-Markel
United States
CIA
Haider-Markel
Memorable Day in Newsroom Details 9 11 Interview
The editor recalls September 11 2001 as his most memorable workday. He describes rushing to the Norwich Bulletin in Connecticut, hearing WEAN, and witnessing live coverage of the terrorist attacks. The newsroom mobilized as events unfolded and plans shifted rapidly.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
United States
Southwest Middle School
Sally Landoll
Landall
Norwich Bulletin
Connecticut
WEAN
New York
Warner Wolf
Don Imus
World Trade Center
Wolf
Bulletin
New York City
Second World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
Display of 9 11 front pages at Kansas Historical Society
Front pages from September 11 and 12 2001 from Kansas and around the world will be shown at the Kansas Historical Society State Archives and Library. The exhibit, created by Kansas University journalism students, runs daily through September 22. The piece includes reflections by Lawrence Journal-World staffers and notes the death of Madeline Sweeney, a flight attendant with ties to the community.
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Topeka
Kansas Historical Society
State Archives and Library
Kansas
William Allen White
the Historical Society
Sixth Ave
Madeline Sweeney
American Airlines
Boston
Los Angeles
Sweeney
Doris Todd
Todd
Norwich Bulletin
Globe
Newseum
Washington, D.C
Osama bin Laden
Journal-World
bin Laden
Kansas homeland security aided by interoperability and regional funding shift
State lawmakers note expanded security funding now covers all hazards from tornadoes to floods. Interoperability allows fire police and highway patrol to communicate statewide. Officials warn federal flood of funds is waning and Kansas may need to fill gaps with state resources and debates on funding.
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Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Kansas
Emler
Tafanelli
Quilt memorial honors 9 11 sacrifice and spirit
Retired journalism professor Sharon Bass created a quilt depicting the World Trade Center wreckage and the skyline after 9 11. She built the piece in early 2002 to honor loss and the courage of police, firefighters, and ordinary people who helped. The work, finished for the first anniversary, is on display in Lawrence and may be donated to a firehouse later.
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Sharon Bass
Kansas University
Bass
World Trade Center
Sarah
Mass
Lawrence
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