The Finance Classroom: September 11 and Beyond (Roundtable Discussion)

6 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2001

See all articles by Kent L. Womack

Kent L. Womack

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

Robert F. Bruner

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Stephen R. Foerster

University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business

Robert C. Higgins

University of Washington - Department of Finance and Business Economics

Date Written: September/October 2001

Abstract

The events of September 11 provided an extraordinary teaching experience for schools and educators. Schools cancelled classes, organized prayer services, made grief counselors available, heightened security, organized ways for members of the community to help, assisted alumni to establish roll-calls to check for the missing, and encouraged tolerance. For those of us in the classroom, the response was somewhat more intimate. Many students looked to faculty in new ways - not simply as experts who helped them learn Finance, but also as sources of direction in troubled times. We asked the members of the Advisory Board about their teaching experiences in this time and how they and their schools reacted to the events. We are grateful to those educators who choose to share their reflections with us and we hope you find them interesting. If you would like to share your thoughts, please send them in an email to Roundtable@SSRN.Com, let us know whether you want to be identified by name. We will post the follow up as an addendum to this feature.

Suggested Citation

Womack, Kent L. and Bruner, Robert F. and Foerster, Stephen R. and Higgins, Robert C., The Finance Classroom: September 11 and Beyond (Roundtable Discussion) (September/October 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=286939

Kent L. Womack

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)

Robert F. Bruner (Contact Author)

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
United States

HOME PAGE: http://faculty.darden.edu/brunerb/

Stephen R. Foerster

University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business ( email )

1255 Western Road
London, Ontario N6G 0N1
Canada
519-661-3726 (Phone)
519-661-3485 (Fax)

Robert C. Higgins

University of Washington - Department of Finance and Business Economics ( email )

Box 353200
306 Mackenzie Hall
Seattle, WA 98195
United States
206-543-4379 (Phone)
206-528-0340 (Fax)

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