The National Security Agency (NSA) announced a new five-year education partnership agreement with Vanderbilt University to bring together experts from military intelligence and higher education to address issues facing the nation. Through the partnership, Vanderbilt created a new Initiative for the Study and Resolution of Modern Conflict, to better understand and respond to global challenges posed by modern conflict. The group will advise university leadership on how to accelerate interdisciplinary research in multiple areas, including data science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and the social sciences.