In 2000 , Conforth was appointed Director of the Jewel Heart Center for Tibetan Buddhism and Culture in Ann Arbor , Michigan , founded by the Buddhist teacher , Gelek Rinpoche . He also began teaching part-time at the University of Michigan . After the September 11 attacks in 2001 , with charitable donations drying up , he left Jewel Heart in 2004 and became a full-time member of the University 's Program in American Culture
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Bruce Conforth