Border Security Research

Government Department Develops Border Security Research Focus       

Departmental faculty members Dr. Jason Ackleson and Dr. Yosef Lapid are developing a dynamic research group to study pressing security, migration, and border policy challenges facing the United States in the post-9/11 environment.  Working within a prestigious international network of scholars, faculty and student research teams will embark on a number of projects that will examine these issues over the next several years. 

This international network of scholarship was recently energized by a major academic colloquium organized by the Government Department in March 2008;  Entitled “Borders, Technology, and Security: Strategic Responses to New Challenges.” The conference was part of the national security colloquium series sponsored by US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.  Scholars from around the world came to NMSU to discuss the important and complex intersection of borders, technology, and security.

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NEWS RELEASE: Dec. 10, 2008

Department of Government Students Garner Prestigious Homeland Security Scholarships

New Mexico State University government students Rose Ann Vasquez, a Las Cruces native, and Talia Lapid, a graduate of Las Cruces High School, were recently selected as scholars in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Career Development Program. The scholarships are awarded through the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD).

These prestigious scholarship awards provide academically exceptional students pursuing degrees in Homeland Security-STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) related disciplines with support for educational expenses, including tuition, books, software, travel-related research and a monthly stipend. Click here for complete article

Introducing the New International Security Studies Organization (ISSO)

Organization for the advancement of research and awareness in the fields of Homeland Security, Border Security, Food Security, and International Governance

Contacts:

Jennifer Ward
Co-President    
jrward@nmsu.edu

isso.nmsu.edu

Zack Quintero
Co-President    
zackqnm@gmail.com

isso.nmsu.edu