David Eisenhower, Co-Chair, FPRI History Institute for Teachers
On October 15-16, 2005, the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education held its 14th History Institute for Teachers, focusing on “Teaching 9/11 and the War on Terrorism.” Specially designed for secondary school teachers and curriculum supervisors, the program featured a series of lectures by leading scholars, including several from FPRI’s Center on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Forty-two teachers from 15 states attended the weekend conference.
The History Institute is supported by a grant from The Annenberg Foundation.
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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