Many recall the places they stood and the emotions they experienced on September 11, 2001. Yet, with each passing year, memories are shifting from recent remembrances to the chronicles of history. The accounts and stories now play a crucial role in the promise of remembrance. Four Georgia Tech voices who experienced that day firsthand share their stories.
“On that day 20 years ago, Beth and I were living and working in Madrid, raising two young children. Beth will never forget the tears after her colleagues at Carlos III University rushed into her office to share the tragic news.”
This year's event will feature Ibram X. Kendi, historian and award-winning author of How to Be An Antiracist. The event will also include panel discussions and a celebration of this year's Diversity Champion Awards and Faces of Inclusive Excellence honorees.
Covid-19 vaccines are available to all Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff, as well as their family members ages 12 and older. Vaccines are being administered at Stamps Health Services today and every day next week.
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