{"id":237125,"date":"2026-04-29T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:00:16","slug":"northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwood University Earns National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwood.edu\/news\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/\">Northwood University Earns National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Designation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwood.edu\/news\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/\">https:\/\/www.northwood.edu\/news\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-29 13:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.northwood.edu\">www.northwood.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-lead-font-size\">National Security Agency (NSA) recognition affirms Northwood\u2019s cybersecurity curriculum, faculty expertise, and commitment to preparing principled cyber leaders<\/p>\n<p>Northwood University has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity by the National Security Agency, one of the nation\u2019s most respected recognitions for cybersecurity education.<\/p>\n<p>The CAE designation recognizes accredited institutions that meet rigorous national standards for cybersecurity curriculum, faculty expertise, institutional support, and student preparation. For Northwood University, the designation marks the culmination of a yearlong application process and affirms the strength of its Program of Study in Cybersecurity Management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis National Security Agency designation is a powerful affirmation of Northwood University\u2019s commitment to academic excellence, workforce readiness, and the preparation of principled leaders in one of the most critical fields of our time,\u201d stated Academics Vice President and Provost Dr. Kristin Stehouwer. \u201cCybersecurity is essential to the protection of our economy, our business continuity, and our way of life. Northwood is pleased to help prepare graduates who are ready to lead with integrity in this rapidly evolving field that requires technical knowledge, sound judgment, ethical decision-making, and an understanding of the business environments cyber professionals are called to protect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NSA\u2019s National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program recognizes institutions that help advance the nation\u2019s cybersecurity education pipeline and prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to protect and defend against cyber threats. CAE-designated institutions undergo an in-depth assessment and must meet rigorous requirements related to curriculum, faculty, institutional practices, and cybersecurity education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe designation announced this week validates both Northwood\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwood.edu\/news\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwood University Earns National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Designation https:\/\/www.northwood.edu\/news\/northwood-university-earns-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cybersecurity-designation\/ Publish Date: 2026-04-29&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s45498.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Unknown-4.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-237125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237127,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237125\/revisions\/237127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}