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Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, who was vice president of government relations and public affairs for New York University (NYU) on that day, climbed to the roof of Bobst Library when she heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. This year’s college freshmen were born in 2005. But some aspects of 9/11 are indelible.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The renowned economist and former president of the London School of Economics also took on the position of Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia. She served as system president for nearly a decade (1997-2005) and was the first woman to lead the American Council on Education. Those shoes cannot be filled.”