Nichols College Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) students are in Maastricht, the Netherlands, for six weeks, enrolled in three classes at The Maastricht School of Management (MSM). They will also visit the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, in the Netherlands, where the United Nations International Court of Justice and the International Criminal […]
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Lawrence, Andover-area Fires, Explosions: Nichols Counterterrorism Expert Shares Perspective
DUDLEY, Mass. — Sept. 13, 2018 — Regarding the fires and gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, below is a statement from Massachusetts-based counterterrorism expert Professor Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D., director of Nichols College’s Counterterrorism Studies graduate program. Nichols College is in Dudley, Mass. She’s available tonight to speak with a reporter. STATEMENT: While […]
Worcester State Partnership with Nichols Provides Cost-Effective Path to Counterterrorism Master’s
By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE and NANCY SHEEHAN WORCESTER—Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., and Worcester State University President Barry M. Maloney entered an agreement August 14, 2018, that will reduce the cost of earning a Nichols master’s degree in counterterrorism, a subject area that has become increasingly important in today’s world. President Engelkemeyer traveled […]
Worcester State President Maloney and Nichols President Engelkemeyer to Announce 4+1 Counterterrorism Master’s Program
WHEN: Tuesday, August 14, 2018; 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: President’s Conference Room (map) Room 255 Shaughnessy Administration Building Worcester State University 486 Chandler Street Worcester, MA 01602 WHO: Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D. Worcester State University President Barry M. Maloney WSU Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Russ Pottle […]
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:
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 […]
Nichols GPS Partners with Maastricht School of Management
BY NORA LUQUER A new partnership agreement between Nichols College and Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands was ratified in September. In October, as part of a Nichols Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS) pilot program, 10 Nichols graduate students traveled to Maastricht to study for six weeks. This unique opportunity with MSM targets […]