Center for Homeland Defense & Security

CHDS Reaches Out to the Nation

As Student, Stigler Puts Studies into Practice

Halfway into his CHDS journey, Mark Stigler is instilling a new outlook on policing in Waukesha, Wis. Stigler has found ways to implement classroom concepts into everyday practice.

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Reinertson, Crosbie Form CHDS Duo at Amtrak

CHDS grad Susan Reinertson is heading to Amtrak, where she will be fellow alum William Crosbie’s right-hand person. The pair is ready to tackle the challenges of bolstering passenger rail in the United States.... Read more of this story.

Kansas Cause: Emler Pushes for Creative Security Funding

Jay Emler, CHDS Master's Alum, has taken his thesis message to his home state, encouraging creativity in funding homeland security efforts in Kansas as federal funding shrinks.... Read more of this story.

FEMA Advisory Council Includes CHDS Alumni, Faculty

Three professionals associated with CHDS will be part of committee that will advise FEMA on wide-ranging issues that impact homeland security and emergency management.... Read more of this story.

Book Examines Fractured Globalism, Terrorism

Fathali Moghaddam, CHDS faculty, has authored a new book titled "The New Global Insecurity." Set for release in late January, it examines the role that culture, and ‘fractured globalization,’ plays in terrorism.... Read more of this story.

National Capital Region Cohort Graduates 27

Twenty-seven homeland security professionals from law enforcement, fire safety, homeland security, emergency management and public health were awarded master’s degrees from NPS on Dec. 18. ... Read more of this story.