Flagler College's Miller named to academic fellowship in terrorism studies

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (04/30/2013)(readMedia)-- The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C., has announced that Will Miller, a professor of public administration at Flagler College, has been named an academic fellow for 2013-14.

Miller will travel to Israel in June for an intensive course in terrorism studies, and in particular, how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.

"As a country, we have again seen just this week the dire impact acts of terrorism can have on members of our society," said Miller. "My experiences in learning will allow me to return to the classroom and my research better able to help search for answers that could expedite the elimination of threats to our country - from both domestic and international enemies."

The FDD Academic Fellows program provides a 10-day learning experience to U.S.-based teaching and research professionals to give them cutting edge information about defeating terrorist groups. The 2013 program, which will be conducted at Tel Aviv University from June 16-25, includes lectures by academics, 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.

Miller is currently working with University of Akron professor Karl Kaltenthaler and Georgetown University professor Christine Fair on an 18-month study funded by the U.S. Department of State to better understand the relationship between media consumption in Pakistan and beliefs about the legitimacy of Islamist violence.

For more on this study, visit flaglermagazine.com/2013/04/04/by-the-numbers.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $23,690, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.