Day One of Two Day 9/11 Symposium at Quinnipiac

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Quinnipiac University will present the two-day symposium, “How 9/11 Has Changed the World,” on Sept 8-9.

This event is free and open to the public.

Today,  Anat Biletzki, the Schweitzer professor of philosophy at Quinnipiac, and Shamshad Sheikh, a Muslim adviser, will take part in the panel discussion, “Reflection on the Effect of 9/11 on the World,” from 12:15-1:30 p.m.

That will be followed by a panel discussion from 2-3:15 p.m. on “The Media and 9/11” featuring Margarita Diaz, chair and assistant professor of journalism at Quinnipiac, Paul Friedman, the former executive vice president of CBS News who is now a professional-in-residence at Quinnipiac, and Brian Stelter, a media reporter for The New York Times.

The day will conclude with a Quinnipiac School of Law Professors William Dunlap and Jeffrey Meyer discussing “International Law and Homeland Security” from 3:30-4:15 p.m.

All of today's panel discussions will take place in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room in the Lender School of Business Center on the Mount Carmel Campus.