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该项目将学生与政府机构配对，研究涉及中国、人工智能和外国影响力的挑战
作者：安德鲁·马克·米勒 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年9月20日美国东部时间早上5:00
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塞顿霍尔大学国安项目培养学生应对不断演变的威胁：“入职即Ready”
福克斯新闻数字频道采访了塞顿霍尔大学国家安全研究员穆罕默德·米尔加哈里，谈及不断变化的国家安全格局，以及他的项目如何帮助学生入职高层政府部门。
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随着美国面临来自中国、外国影响力、人工智能以及全球各地地缘政治热点日益复杂的威胁，塞顿霍尔大学的一个项目正在为研究生提供实操经验，让他们在进入职场前就能应对真实的国家安全挑战——该项目创始人称，这正凸显了项目的重要性。
据创始人穆罕默德·米尔加哈里介绍，塞顿霍尔大学外交与国际关系学院的国家安全研究生奖学金项目将学生与寻求就紧迫外交政策和国家安全问题开展研究分析的政府机构配对，该项目就业率达80%，毕业生随后会在美国国家安全局、中央情报局、特勤局、军方以及国防承包公司工作。
“我的目标是，我的学生一旦被雇佣，就能入职即Ready，”米尔加哈里告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
米尔加哈里是塞顿霍尔大学毕业生，也是一名国家安全专家，他曾在国防部关键领导岗位任职14年，支持全球反恐行动，之后曾担任总统任命官员，并担任运输安全 Administration 办公厅主任高级顾问，目前仍是国防部特别顾问。
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福克斯新闻数字频道采访了塞顿霍尔大学国家安全研究员穆罕默德·米尔加哈里，谈及不断变化的国家安全格局，以及他的项目如何帮助学生入职高层政府部门。（福克斯数字频道 图片库）
“我们的项目不同于全美其他任何项目，因为我们的研究生正在实实在在地解决政府机构面临的真实国家安全挑战和问题，”米尔加哈里解释道。“众所周知，大多数政府机构事务繁忙，资源不足，但我们的研究生能够支持这些政府机构，为国家安全领域的现实需求开展研究并提供解答。”
米尔加哈里表示，该项目的独特之处还在于，来自“美国各级政府”的从业者会担任客座讲师和教授，为学生提供必要的一线工作经验洞察，尤其是相较于十年或二十年前，美国面临的威胁格局不断变化、种类日益繁多。
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弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿五角大楼鸟瞰图，2025年10月22日周三。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via 盖蒂图片社）
“我们项目如此独特的部分原因在于，我们直面当下的现实问题，”米尔加哈里说。“历史非常重要，我们会从历史中学习，但我们也希望成为能够实时支持政府的课程。我们曾就中国、印度、巴基斯坦以及南海问题开展项目。”
该奖学金项目已为国务院完成多个项目，包括如果塔利班重新掌权阿富汗，美国应如何重新接触该组织。米尔加哈里表示，相关研究多年来始终具有现实意义，相关论文后来在政府内部再次传阅。
“这就是我们工作的一部分，提供这种实时研究，”他说。
该项目还聚焦涉及人工智能、数据和外国影响力的新兴国家安全挑战。米尔加哈里表示，年轻学生往往能带来政府机构此前未曾考虑过的宝贵技术专长和视角。
“人工智能、数据以及所有这些影响我们国家安全的因素，都是我们工作的核心内容，”他说。
在人工智能领域，这一技术改变了美国应对网络威胁以及开展网络行动的方式，米尔加哈里表示，人工智能已成为他的学生的“力量倍增器”。
“我们研究外国影响力，包括数据如何被挖掘和传播，我们使用人工智能、图论和其他分析方法来研究大型数据集，”他说。“我们让学生了解这些技术，以及它们如何在整个政府范围内得到应用。”
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大学课堂上，学生们举手回答教授的问题，后视图。（盖蒂图片社）
米尔加哈里补充道：“我们的学生能够筛选大量信息，提取与他们研究相关的内容。这个过程极其耗时，因此我们正在帮助政府客户将信息整合到一处，进行更全面的审查。”
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米尔加哈里告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他认为学生原本需要在国家安全岗位工作五年才能学到的在职技能，在塞顿霍尔大学的这个项目中就能掌握，并解释说，如今比以往任何时候都更重要的是能够迅速上手工作。
“我们从各机构收到的一些反馈是，‘你们的学生装备精良。他们比一些在这里工作了五到十年的人还要优秀’，”米尔加哈里说。
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A look inside program giving future Nat Sec experts 5-year head start amid evolving threats: ‘Ready day one’
2026-09-20 05:00:08 EDT / Fox News
The fellowship pairs students with government agencies to research challenges involving China, AI and foreign influence
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News
Published September 20, 2026 5:00am EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405080625112
Seton Hall national security program prepares students for evolving threats: ‘Ready day one’
Fox News Digital spoke to Seton Hall national security fellow Mohamad Mirghahari about the changing landscape of national security and his program equipping students for placement in high levels of government.
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As the United States confronts increasingly complex threats from China, foreign influence, artificial intelligence and geopolitical flashpoints around the world, one Seton Hall University program is giving graduate students hands-on experience tackling real national security challenges before they enter the workforce at a rate its founder proves the program’s importance.
The National Security Graduate Fellowship at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations pairs students with government agencies seeking research and analysis on pressing foreign policy and national security issues and has an 80% placement rate, with graduates going on to work at the NSA, CIA, Secret Service, military and defense contracting companies, according to founder Mohamad Mirghahari.
“My goal for my students is they’re ready day one if they get hired,” Mirghahari told Fox News Digital.
Mirghahari, a Seton Hall graduate and national security expert who spent 14 years in key Department of Defense leadership roles supporting counterterrorism initiatives around the globe, later served as a presidential appointee and senior advisor to the Transportation Security Administration’s chief of staff and remains a special advisor to the Defense Department.
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Fox News Digital spoke to Seton Hall national security fellow Mohamad Mirghahari about the changing landscape of national security and his program equipping students for placement in high levels of government.(Fox Digital iStock)
“Our program is unlike any other in the nation because our graduate students are actually tackling real-world national security challenges and issues from government agencies,” Mirghahari explained. “As we know, most government agencies have a lot of things going on and they don’t have enough resources, but what our graduate students are able to do is support those government agencies, answering and doing research for real-world requirements in the national security field.”
Mirghahari says the program is also unique due to the practitioners from “across the United States government” that serve as guest lecturers and professors giving students a necessary insight into experiences in the field, particularly given the changing landscape and variety of threats facing the nation compared to ten or twenty years ago.
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Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images))
“Part of what makes our program so unique is that we address the real-world issues of today,” Mirghahari said. “History is very important, and you learn from history, but we also want to be the classes that can support the government in real time. We have done projects on China, India and Pakistan, as well as the South China Sea.”
The fellowship’s work has included projects for the State Department on how the U.S. could re-engage with the Taliban if the group returned to power in Afghanistan. Mirghahari said the research remained relevant for years, with the papers later recirculated within the government.
“That’s part of what we do, provide that real-time research,” he said.
The program also focuses on emerging national security challenges involving artificial intelligence, data and foreign influence. Mirghahari said younger students often bring valuable technological expertise and perspectives that government agencies may not have previously considered.
“Artificial intelligence, data and all these different things impacting our national security play a major role in our work,” he said.
On the artificial intelligence front, which has changed how the United States deals with cyber threats along with how it conducts cyber operations, Mirghahari says it has become a “force multiplier” for his students.
“We examine foreign influence, including how data is mined and distributed, and we use tools such as artificial intelligence, graph theory and other analytical methods to examine large datasets,” he said. “We’re giving students an awareness of these technologies and how they can be used across the government.
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Rear view of college students raising their hands to answer the professors’ question on a class at amphitheater.(Getty Images)
Mirghahari added, “Our students can sift through large amounts of information and extract what is relevant to support their research. That process is extremely time-consuming, so we’re helping government clients bring the information together in one place and examine it more thoroughly.”
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Mirghahari told Fox News Digital he believes students would need to work for five years in a national security position to be able to learn the on the job skills they learn at the Seton Hall program and explained that now, perhaps more than ever, hitting the ground running is critically important.
“Some of the feedback we’ve received from agencies is, ‘Your students are well-equipped. They’re better than some of the people who have been here for five to 10 years,’” Mirghahari said.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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