Building Future Cybersecurity Leaders with Dr. Ken Williams (Part 3)

What does it take to build a nationally competitive cybersecurity program from the ground up?Dr. Ken Williams knows firsthand.In the final episode of this series, Ken shares the challenges of launching Louisiana's first fully aligned cybersecurity degree program—from curriculum design and faculty hiring to building industry partnerships and preparing students for careers with organizations like the FBI, NASA, Cisco, IBM, and Amazon Web Services.The conversation closes with Ken's deeply personal philosophy of teaching: treating every student like family while challenging them to become confident critical thinkers who are ready to solve problems the world hasn't even imagined yet.It's an inspiring conversation about leadership, service, and creating educational experiences that truly change lives.In this episodeLaunching Southern University's cybersecurity programBuilding a degree program from scratchHiring and developing cybersecurity facultyCreating partnerships with industry leadersPreparing students for careers in government and technologyLouisiana's statewide cybersecurity consortiumLessons in educational leadershipHow to engage more learners more effectivelyJoin us at www.engagedbydesign.com to learn more aboutThe Course Design Accelerator Faculty-in-the-Loop AI in Higher Education