Nichols Border Security Expert Addresses Government Shutdown’s Impact on Airports

By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE It was reported Friday, Jan. 25, that the Federal Aviation Administration halted flights to LaGuardia Airport in New York City because of a shortage of air-traffic control staff. Heard on The Hill spoke about the situation with Dr. Stephen Morreale, D.P.A., a border security expert who teaches in the Nichols College […]

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 Former Defense Intel Director Lt. General Ronald Burgess Addresses Cybersecurity Threats to Nation

BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Former director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ronald L. Burgess Jr. spoke at Nichols College April 3, 2018, about cybersecurity threats to the United States. The presentation was sponsored by the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. His presentation—titled “The Cyber Threat and Way Ahead”—addressed […]

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 Mass. Legislature’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Members Meet with Nichols Counterterrorism Experts

Members of the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS) were on “The Hill” Tuesday, Jan. 30 — but on Dudley Hill, not Beacon Hill. They met Nichols College Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) Adjunct Professor Colonel Tom Stewart and Executive Director Kerry Calnan, state Sen. Michael O. Moore, Nichols President […]

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