On the eve of 9/11, Alanna Cooper (The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University) moderates a discussion about the significance of personal and collective memory, monuments, and memorial in contemporary life and culture. Panelists include Dr. Katia Almeida (Case Western Reserve University), Dr. Timothy Beal (Case Western Reserve University), Dr. Joy Bostic (Case Western Reserve University), Bruce Checefsky (Cleveland Institute of Art), Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum (Cleveland Museum of Art) and Darice Polo (Kent State University).