A gerat writeup from Amherst on Independent American’s host Paul Rieckhoff’s ground-breaking class: Understanding 9\/11.<\/p>\n
Run-DMC\u2019s \u201cChristmas in Hollis\u201d is thumping through Seelye Mudd 206 on a wind-lashed December Monday, as two dozen students chat before class starts at 4 p.m., the din rising near the blackboard which is chalked with these words: \u201cUnderstanding 9\/11\u201d and \u201cAdmiral Stavridis.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Rieckhoff \u201998 did the chalking, picked the peppy playlist\u2014he tells the students how cool it was to see Run-DMC perform at Amherst in the \u201990s\u2014and teaches this political science course. It\u2019s called \u201cUnderstanding 9\/11: And on the 20th anniversary, preparing for the next 9\/11.\u201d Rieckhoff brings a unique perspective to bear. He\u2019s the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). He was an army infantry officer in Iraq. He was also in Manhattan on 9\/11, and was a first responder at Ground Zero. <\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.amherst.edu\/news\/news_releases\/2022\/january\/they-were-born-after-9-11-they-want-to-understand-it?shib_redir=991807950<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A gerat writeup from Amherst on Independent American’s host Paul Rieckhoff’s ground-breaking class: Understanding 9\/11. Run-DMC\u2019s \u201cChristmas in Hollis\u201d is thumping through Seelye Mudd 206 on a wind-lashed December Monday, as two dozen students chat before class starts at 4 p.m., the din rising near the blackboard which is chalked with these words: \u201cUnderstanding 9\/11\u201d… Continue reading Amherst: They Were Born After 9\/11: They Want to Understand It<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-media","category-in-the-press","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386-300x200.jpeg",300,200,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386-1024x682.jpeg",750,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021_1206_-Understanding-9-11_386.jpeg",1280,853,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"In the media<\/a> In the Press<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"A gerat writeup from Amherst on Independent American’s host Paul Rieckhoff’s ground-breaking class: Understanding 9\/11. 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