Describes procedures followed by librarians whose special libraries were destroyed or otherwise affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Discusses plans used from Y2K planning; the importance of having a disaster plan in place; moving locations; teamwork; and duplicating data in duplicate locations. Provides a list of pertinent resources.…

This article discusses the special needs of students with cognitive or language-processing disabilities in dealing with tragedy, including acts of terrorism. Specific suggestions for helping students cope are given for the following areas: feeling safe, handling emotion, and developing understanding. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Discusses the September 11 terrorist attacks' implications for school safety. Explores various schools' security procedures and any changes that have been made in the aftermath. Includes a sidebar on dealing with suspicious packages. (EV)

Suggests that college governing board investment committees should respond to the current economic and terrorism-related crisis by using SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) to examine factors that can crystallize money-management decision points. (EV)

Describes how John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which serves many New York City police officers, is helping students and alumni at Ground Zero, location of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. (EV)

Objective: To summarize the literature about the clinical presentation and treatment interventions of childhood reactions to terrorism-induced trauma. Method: The literature on children's responses to terrorist activities was reviewed. Results: Over the past 10 years, more research has emerged on the subject of terrorism in children. Many of the…

Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. Everyone has a personal story from that day, and many of those personal stories took place in classrooms all across America. The reality of the terrorist attacks is difficult for adults to comprehend, yet it is the job of teachers to help students of…

Natural and man-made disasters represent an ominous threat to the research, instructional and public service missions of colleges and universities. From the bombings in Oklahoma City to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 to last year's Hurricane Frances, the potential damage to campus buildings, human life and irreplaceable archival resources is a…

This article concerns the usefulness of postmodernity for illuminating change in higher education associated with the new millennium. Overarching is the notion that history is not a smooth, rational, progressive unfolding of events but a series of ruptures and fragmenting disjunctures. This article asserts that when viewed in epochal terms, the…

The outrage over revelations of torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib prison has faded from public discourse, but a number of questions remain unanswered. This paper criticizes official rationalizations offered for the abuse. We make the case that these abuses are systemic, resulting from dehumanization of the enemy and the long reliance on and…

Discusses the experience of a journalism professor in Canada who taught a class on September 11, 2001. She decided, after careful thought, to use the events of that day, and stories from her own journalistic experience, to teach her students about how to report on a tragic event under a deadline. (CAK)

Every democratic society relies on deliberation and dialogue between social groups with varying perspectives to provide for the representation of the diverse members of the society. Meaningful deliberation is based on open access to information by individuals and free exchange of information between different social groups. Policy developments in…

Three surveys were given to 90 college-aged youth: (1) to examine their experience of and reactions to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001; (2) to evaluate Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms following the event; and (3) to assess the youth's general political views. These youth living in New York City were…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of a school-based trauma-specific mental health program in New York City following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This program aimed to serve children most at risk for developing mental health problems as a result of physical proximity (e.g., evacuation from schools…

An increasing number of studies on suicide bombing suggest that terrorism is not necessarily bound to religious extremism. The authors of this body of work, primarily drawn from political science and social psychology, agree that suicide bombings, with or without the trappings of religion, are largely a response to occupation, or, since September…