Jianjun Yin is Associate Professor of Geoscience at the University of Arizona. He focuses on climate change, sea level rise, ocean's role in climate, extreme events and Earth system modeling.
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.