Dr. Connor named to Academic Fellowship in Terrorism Studies

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C., has announced that Dr. Stephen Connor, professor of History at Nipissing University, has been named an Academic Fellow for 2012-13.Connor will travel to Israel at the end of May for an intensive course in terrorism studies.  The 2012 program, which will be conducted at Tel Aviv University from May 27 – June 6, includes lectures by academics, and military and intelligence officials, as well as diplomats from Israel, Jordan, India and the United States. It also includes hands-on experience through visits to police, customs and immigration facilities, military bases, and border zones to learn the practical side of deterring and defeating terrorists.