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...execute not only the affairs of America but also those of other nations in the War on Terror and beyond. Our committee, comprised of undergraduates from different classes and concentrations, found that Harvard’s offerings are strong and that there is great movement to expand opportunities for scholarship in the areas related to national security...
...deal with the trials of the new century. The central mission of CSS has been to expand course offerings in national security within the existing concentrations. In discussions with professors from varied disciplines we learned that there is both interest and desire to create more opportunities for such scholarship. Courses might address such diverse but vital topics as chemical and biological terrorism, the literature of terrorism or the challenges terrorism poses to democracies...
...maintained a purely academic focus and did not advocate for a new concentration, on the premise that these issues should be discussed within existing theories of inquiry, be they scientific or humanities-based. The University should, however, ensure that students have the academic resources to engage in serious scholarship on these issues. Such resources include professors specializing in the areas of terrorism and security policy, important data sets and academic journals...
Sustained support for scholarship in security studies by the University will be essential to properly train undergraduates for the challenges facing the world. As in times past, Harvard students will be at the vanguard of developing new defense technologies, developing government policy and steering an economy buffeted by so many challenges. By continuing to encourage academic pursuits in security studies, Harvard will ensure that its graduates will be able to give back more and more to their country...
...find new books boring,” he said. “The great scholarship has already been done...