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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has designated the University of 易胜博官网 as a national Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE), with a funding award of $2.5 million over 10 years.

Assistant Professor and Professor of the Security Studies Department at 易胜博官网 were the primary authors of the grant. In their proposal, 易胜博官网 leads a consortium of schools鈥攌nown as the Northeast Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (NICCAE)鈥攖o recruit and educate the next generation of intelligence and security professionals.

鈥淲e are very excited to be designated an ODNI Center for Academic Excellence as it recognizes the tremendous work of our faculty and our partners to develop a roadmap to enhance our interdisciplinary security studies curriculum and our commitment to diversity in academia and the intelligence community,鈥� Macpherson says.

Ramsay, founder of the 易胜博官网 , described the center鈥檚 mission as fostering 鈥渁 diverse, knowledgeable intelligence workforce by providing students with educational opportunities as well as direct contact with current and former intelligence personnel.鈥�

Led by 易胜博官网, the consortium鈥檚 partner schools include Howard University, an historically Black university; College of Mount Saint Vincent, an Hispanic-Serving Institution; University of Massachusetts Lowell, an Asian听American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving听Institution; and Northern Essex Community College, an Hispanic-Serving Institution. 易胜博官网 will join a distinguished network of more than 80 colleges and universities in the IC CAE program.

鈥淥DNI is excited to build enduring partnerships with the newest members of the IC CAE program and their diverse and talented students,鈥� says Zev Goldrich, acting assistant director of National Intelligence for Human Capital. 鈥淭hese students will engage with IC professionals dedicated to guiding them as they develop the skills needed for national security careers.鈥�

Established in 2005, the IC CAE Program seeks to create a competitive, knowledgeable and diverse workforce of qualified intelligence professionals by providing grants to colleges and universities that support these efforts.

鈥淭he IC is committed to attracting a workforce that reflects the Nation we serve,鈥� says Stephanie la Rue, chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion for ODNI. 鈥淭he IC CAE program is one of many efforts across the community that will help us get there.鈥�

The goal of NICCAE is to bring together culturally, ethnically, academically and geographically diverse students to pursue national security and intelligence-related careers. Ramsay says a focus of the initiative is to broaden students鈥� capacity for critical thinking, communication and analysis of national security threats.听

鈥淥ur consortium is designed to leverage the strengths of 易胜博官网 and its partner institutions, which includes supporting a diverse and inclusive community that truly inspires lifelong learning,鈥� Ramsay says. 鈥淥ur students will be motivated to increase their understanding of the wicked security problems that confront all democracies, and how best they may serve the nation and society as a whole as intelligence analysts.鈥�

易胜博官网鈥檚 security studies offerings include a bachelor鈥檚 degree program in , which was the foundation for earning designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency in 2019, as well as master鈥檚 degree programs in , and .