The National Security Agency (NSA) has designated Champlain College in Burlington, VT as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance. What that means is that both the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security have evaluated the college's curriculum and found it to meet high standards for preparing students for careers in information and system security. Those criteria include a faculty that's active in the practice and research of information assurance, academic encouragement of student research in the topic, and the existence of a formal organization where participants can share research and collaborate, among other standards. ...