The tragic events of September 11 and the war on terrorism raise issues at the heart of the Kroc Institute’s mission. Immediately following the terrorist attacks, the Institute launched a multi-phased response to the crisis on campus and in the media. Many of the Institute’s activities throughout the rest of the fall semester focused on the developing global situation.

The on-campus response included a series of panel discussions together with the Kellogg Institute on various dimensions of the situation. Over 500 students, faculty, and members of the local community packed the Auditorium of DeBartolo Hall for each of these panels. Videos of the first two panels are available at www.nd.edu/~krocinst/sept11.shtml

The Institute also helped coordinate a creative endeavor to promote wider discussion of the global crisis among students through the “Week of Education on Peace and War,” which was held the week of November 11. In addition to guest lectures and films, over 50 Notre Dame faculty participated in panel discussions held in the dorms over four evenings.

Faculty fellows also have written editorials and commentaries in widely-circulated newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy and the Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition to numerous interviews on local television, faculty fellows offered interviews and commentary broadcast on PBS, BBC International, MSNBC and WGN Radio.

Links to many publications and events are provided on the Kroc Institute’s new web page “After September 11: Initial Responses from the Kroc Institute.” The page also contains links to background material and related information. The page has attracted wide attention and was selected for inclusion in the Yahoo web directory on September 11 materials.

For more details, please go to www.nd.edu/~krocinst/sept11.shtml

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