HARI SREENIVASAN:

Across the country, students are heading back to school. As on many campuses, today is also the first day of class at George Washington University.

This summer, a think tank at the school made one of the most unique hires in academia.

The "NewsHour" has a broadcast exclusive interview with a man who was once convicted of terrorism-related charges, and is now a researcher on campus.

I caught up with Jesse Curtis Morton recently.

This is Jesse Curtis Morton. In 2010, he went by another name, Younus Abdullah Muhammad.