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Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


As the events of 9/11 recede further into the past, educators are debating how to best present the historical event to college students who grew up with it and younger students who have little memory of the day.

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Tucked away in front of Van Pelt Library since the second anniversary of 9/11 is a plaque paying homage to 16 alumni who were killed in the attacks. In this special feature, we take a look at five of those stories, through the eyes of those who knew them best.



Photo illustration of teaching 9/11 in the classroom

As the events of 9/11 recede further into the past, educators are debating how to best present the historical event to college students who grew up with it and younger students who have little memory of the day.










On Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Penn Museum Associate Director of Education Jean Byrne hopes students will find a place to reflect and share stories at the exhibit, which opened August 20.


Penn Tea Party founder Daniel Chinburg on Locust Walk

Nearly a year after 2010 Graduate School of Education graduate Daniel Chinburg started Penn’s Tea Party branch, the movement died as quickly as it came.






PPL Park

Home of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union, PPL Park will host Penn and Villanova Friday in the Red and Blue’s first game in a pro stadium since facing Loyola-Chicago at Toyota Park in 2007.