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Jessica Desvarieux, MNS

Students at George Washington University are just part of a growing trend of students interested in a national security career path.


Surging campus interest in homeland security

by Jessica Desvarieux
Oct 23, 2007


WASHINGTON - Imagine taking classes in disaster relief, bioterrorism defense, or border security. For a growing number of students, their class schedules are now resembling plots for an action movie. This growing interest in homeland security may be just a sign of the times.