Emergency & Security Studies

SoPA grad student receives fall internship with House Homeland Security Committee

Tulane University graduate student Bennett Abrams has a career goal of improving the nation’s national security and making industries more resilient. Abrams took a big step toward fulfilling his ambition this summer when he received an internship in the nation

Audubon Zoo animals safe through Ida with help from SoPA student

As Director of Security and Emergency Services for the Audubon Nature Institute, Tulane School of Professional Advancement student Patrick Messmer helps secure and protect the Audubon Zoo’s animals when tropical weather approaches.  “We did not lose any

Start here when building your hurricane preparation kit

Those living in Southeast Louisiana are quite familiar with monitoring storms during hurricane season, and, unfortunately, their potential devastation. When the threat of a hurricane requires emergency evacuation, it is crucial to establish a planned route and

Summer Intern Spotlight: Kasandra Schemel, Emergency and Security Studies

Kasandra Schemel is a graduate student in the Emergency and Security Studies program at the Tulane School of Professional Advancement. She has completed her first year of studies in pursuit of an MPS in Homeland Security Studies, and is ready to gain some real

History Channel taps SoPA professor for expertise on doomsday scenarios

If you’re among those curious about the top-secret activities of the American government and military, you may be a fan of the History Channel show, America’s Book of Secrets hosted by Lance Reddick.   In a recent episode — “Doomsday Scenarios” — Michael

Tulane SoPA student Patience Frederick overcoming great odds to fulfill career path

Patience Frederick typifies the graduate students in the Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) who take online or in-person courses while maintaining jobs along their career paths. But what separates Frederick is that she holds down one

From the front line to the classroom: Tulane professor brings extensive, firsthand experience to SoPA students

Many have worked remotely this year, but few as far from home as Robert Allen, who teaches in the Tulane School of Professional Advancement’s (SoPA) Emergency and Security Studies Program. A United States Marine veteran and a member of the Louisiana Army

Tulane SoPA faculty collaborates with Naval Postgraduate School to establish Pracademic Affairs journal

Update: The inaugural issue of the Pracademic Affairs eJournal made its debut on May 21, 2021. Read Volume I. Two professors in Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement’s Emergency & Security Studies Program have
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