Mississippi State University provides both
students and faculty with a wide-range of opportunities to gain awareness
of international political, economic, and security issues. To strengthen
and enhance the scope of such availabilities, the university launched a
one-million dollar fund raising drive to establish a Chair in International
Security Studies. The effort was successful; and the endowed chair, titled
"Chair in International Security Studies," was inaugurated in
June 1996.
In May 2000, the University leadership named
the Chair the Radványi Chair in
International Security Studies. The Chair is a university-wide
institute and reports directly to the Vice President for Research at
Mississippi State University.