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IC Research Entities Are Willing to Collaborate with NIU

• Faced with the competing demands of many critical, time-sensitive tasks, small staffs, and limited resources, research entity representatives stated the need for more opportunities to conduct longer-term, strategic research and analysis.
• IC research entity representatives were interested in NIU research plans aligned with national priorities and NIU research products that complement the research being conducted by their entities.
• Interview participants were willing to provide limited support to NIU for a number of academic activities (e.g., guest lectures, student mentoring, providing potential thesis research topics).

But Some Conflicts Remain

• Interview participants still perceived NIU as a Defense Intelligence Agency/military intelligence institution and were cautious about accepting NIU as the IC's educational institution.
• While the research entities believed that NIU should be responsible for selecting research topics for its students and faculty that are relevant to the IC, NIU has a responsibility to its students and faculty to support their research interests and allow for academic freedom.