Former Director of U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency to Speak as Part of Nichols College Counterterrorism Program

DUDLEY, Mass.—Former director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ronald L. Burgess Jr. will speak at Nichols College Tuesday, April 3, 2018, about cybersecurity threats to the United States. This special presentation is sponsored by the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. It starts at 2:15 p.m. in Davis Hall, […]

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 Nichols College Counterterrorism Expert Interviewed About Russian Hacking Reports

“Worcester News Tonight” TV Charter 3 interviewed Nichols College counterterrorism expert Professor Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D., about recent reports of Russian hacking, and whether the general public should be worried about it. Dr. McDowell-Smith is director of the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. Watch her interview below:  

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 ‘Shark Tank’ Contestants, Wicked Good Cupcakes Founders to Keynote 
Nichols College Empowering Women in Business Conference

The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., will host the 8th annual Empowering Women in Business Conference (EWIB) Thursday, March 22, from 12:45 to 6 p.m. This year’s keynote speakers are mother-daughter entrepreneurs and former contestants on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Tracey Noonan and Dani Vilagie, co-founders of Wicked Good Cupcakes. […]

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 Nichols Men’s Basketball Ready for NCAA Tourney

The Nichols College Men’s Basketball team is en route to Plattsburgh, N.Y., where they will play Friday, March 2, in the NCAA Division III tournament’s first round. The game against the Plattsburgh St. Cardinals starts at 7:30 p.m. The Nichols community hosted a send-off this morning, March 1, for the team in the Athletic Center. […]

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