Of Crowds and Crucibles: Learning On the Frontlines of Protest
Some could cite Gustave Le Bon’s seminal theory of crowd identity to claim that an individual induced by a crowd becomes less of a man. For Portland Fire & Rescue...
CHDS Reaches Out to the Nation
CHDS launches new Alumni Hour virtual discussions
The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) hosted the inaugural Alumni Hour discussion on October 28, in partnership with the CHDS Alumni Association. The Alumni Hour will be conducted monthly so...
CHDS hosts webinar on Ensuring Safe and Secure Elections
On October 20, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Executive Education Program hosted a center-wide conversation on election security for CHDS students, alumni, faculty, and staff with a...
Leading While Losing It All
Two years ago, Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) master’s graduate Rodney Andreasen lost everything to Hurricane Michael when the Category 5 hurricane made landfall on Florida’s Panhandle and...
Rethinking Fire Danger: Where the Backwoods Meets the Backyard
Victor Hugo once observed that great blunders, like large ropes, are composed of a multitude of fibers. For Erik Litzenberg however, this observation applies equally to the kinds of challenge...
FEMA Administrator Congratulates CHDS Master’s Graduates
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Summer Quarter Graduation Ceremony that was scheduled for September 25 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was set to include twenty-five homeland...
