The Defense and Strategic Studies Commencement was held in May. Former DSS professor, now Deputy Under Secretary David Trachtenberg gave the address. … [Read more...] about DSS Commencement
Dr. Vadim Putzu, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Missouri State University, brought a taste of the Ozarks to the conference table in Italy this summer, presenting his research on the nature and place of Kabbalah in the writings of Thomas Moore Johnson of Osceola, MO. The conference, European Network for the Study of Islamic Esotericism … [Read more...] about Italy Is Introduced to Ozarks Own “Missouri Platonist”
On May 29, Dr. Matthew Kuiper departed Springfield for Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a land rich in Islamic history. He stayed with family in Uzbekistan for two weeks. Dr. Kuiper visited a mosque and madrasa in Tashkent that house an 8th or 9th century Qur’an codex (the so-called ‘Uthman Qur’an or Samarkand Codex). He also visited the tomb of the famous canonical 9th-century hadith … [Read more...] about Summer Research Travel
Dean Victor Matthews joins this year's CHPA Standard bearer at commencement. She is Oluwasayo Ayeomoni, a double major in Political Science and Psychology. … [Read more...] about 2018 Spring Commencement
On April 5, 2018, the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Mr. Vayl Oxford give a key talk at Missouri State University’s Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) graduate program (at its Washington D.C. metropolitan location) as part of the graduate school’s Van Cleave Distinguished Guest Lecture Series. Director Oxford is a key figure in U.S. defense and … [Read more...] about 2018 Van Cleave Lecture Series at DSS