CTEC's J-Term’s Mentorship Continues to Shine with Undergrads Presenting in DC
| by Ian Driscoll
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Middlebury Team Makes Finals of National Anti-Extremism Competition
| by Mark C. Anderson
A multidisciplinary group of Institute students traveled to D.C. to present the AI tool they developed in the national finals of Invent2Prevent.
$2 Million Gift Will Fund Expansion of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism
The gift will support staff positions and senior research scholars, giving CTEC the flexibility to recruit and retain an exceptional team, and positioning the center to identify and address threats to national security.
From Coursework to Changing Lives, a Class Project Becomes a Force against Violent Extremism
| by Caroline Crawford
Diverting Hate, which started as a Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies classroom project, is a new user diversion resource being developed by Kaitlyn Tierney MAIPD ’22 and Courtney Cano MAIPD ’22.
Sink or Swim, Twitter Users in Uncertain Waters After Elon Musk Takeover
| by Andrew Cassel
Following a change of ownership at Twitter, Matt Kriner and other Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) researchers are concerned that the platform could become a haven where a toxic and dangerous culture will thrive.
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CTEC Partners with Meta to Support White House Initiative to Combat Violent Extremism
| by Sierra Abukins
The partnership was announced during President Biden’s United We Stand summit at the White House.
Recently Published: Russian Poetry Translations, Online Terror Financing, Decolonizing the Classroom, and More
| by Jessie Raymond
Recent writing credits by members of the Institute community include Russian-to-English poetry translations, a report on far-right online terror financing, an article about an experiment in decolonizing the classroom, and more.
CTEC is Working on First-of-its-Kind Social Media Database on Far-Right Movements
| by Stephen Diehl
With funding from Logically, the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) will create a major new social media data resource to better understand how extremists organize, form narratives, and advance disinformation in the radicalization process.
Professor Philipp Bleek Appointed to National Academy of Sciences Study on Preventing WMD Terrorism
| by Jason Warburg
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Philipp Bleek will serve as an expert on a forthcoming National Academy of Sciences study on assessing and improving strategies for countering the threat of WMD (weapons of mass destruction) terrorism.
Students Advance to Finals in Anti-Extremism Competition
Students representing the Institute have advanced to the finals of Invent2Prevent, a national competition where students build solutions that combat hate, bias, and extremism.