BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 11 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:

'Our collective obligation is to ensure that evidence and reason continue to guide us in how to protect a free society'



Opinion piece by Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and professor in the School of Public and International Affairs



Twenty-five years ago today, on September 11, 2001, my academic and professional trajectory was profoundly altered.



September 11, 2001 is a day that changed our nation-and changed me.



No single event has shaped my professional trajectory more. My academic interest in terrorism was discouraged in the 1990s.



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