A major grant in the amount of $469,000 from the Walmart Foundation will fund the first 15 months of a program organized by two Boston University (BU) School of Medicine …
Dr. Katherine Harris
Dr. Katherine Harris
Dr. Katherine (Kat) Harris is a veteran spouse, expat, and former military contractor with over 20 years of expertise in military/family transition, career counseling, higher education, organizational strategic planning, and international relations. She has conducted seminars and workshops for many Department of Army commands, plus many non-profit and community associations. She served as a translator and liaison for American, British, French, and German civilian/military communities in Berlin and Helmstedt, Germany. Academically, Dr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from The University of Maryland European Division, a Master of Arts in International Relations from Boston University, and a Doctorate in Education from Rowan University with an emphasis in leadership and higher education in a global context.
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At first it was refugees streaming into Hungary, which saw 67,000 migrating from Greece across Macedonia and Serbia. Then it was the Balkan route, which caused a sharp rise in …
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Historically, war, infection, and the outbreak of disease are always inextricably linked. Increased violence from civil war and terrorist activity in the Middle East has caused the largest human displacement …
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Never has the impact of sharing military medical training, and best practice between military and civilian clinicians, been more apparent than during the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath. The …
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Perhaps you have been one of those lucky enough to have received a letter from Alleen Cooper while deployed. On a mission to send letters to military members overseas, with …
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorating 35 Years, Keeping the Promise to ‘Never Forget’
So the theory behind this memorial was that the individuals—veterans, their families, and people who had difficulties stemming from the war—would have a place to go to make peace with …
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NATO leaders said on Thursday that the alliance was joining the fight against the Islamic State. Every nation among the alliance’s 28 member states already support the effort in Iraq …
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FeaturedNational Security
Declassified Documents Reveal Illegal Surveillance of Americans Under Obama Administration
The release of ‘declassified’ top secret documents reveals that the NSA, under the Obama administration, routinely violated standards, safeguards, and the Constitution.
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Many parents who take time off from professional careers to raise children (or undertake other caregiving roles) would in due course like to return to the workplace. The dilemmas faced …
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“Their actions cost the world economy $7 billion and earned the pirates some $160 million in ransom, according to the bureau.” After five years of no major attacks on merchant …