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The Pardee School of Global Studies empowers students to tackle global challenges and advance human progress. Its 10th convocation celebrated the Class of 2024's remarkable achievements, outstanding faculty, and commitment to cultivating empathetic global citizens poised to make a difference in the world.
Professor Jessica Stern contributed to a National Academy of Sciences report on preventing nuclear terrorism. Her insights on the blurring boundaries between domestic and international terrorism and state and non-state actors are pivotal. The report emphasizes vigilance, funding, coordination, and new technologies to mitigate nuclear terrorism threats.
Recent Pardee alumna Sarah Soussi (MAIA '24) published an analysis of African Union's public diplomacy on USC Center blog. Her article examined AU's Agenda 2063, youth engagement strategies, and economic initiatives. Soussi, mentored by former British diplomat Paul Webster Hare, contributed to academic discourse on Africa's evolving diplomatic efforts.
Ambassador Mark C. Storella, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been awarded the 2024 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence. This prestigious award recognizes faculty members who exemplify the school's mission to advance human...
On June 10, 2024, Robert Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the School’s Center for the Study of Asia an anthropologist and global affairs expert at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Affairs, was interviewed about his latest book "Islam and Citizenship in...
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nimi Wariboko, the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University's School of Theology (STH), as the new Director of Pardee's African Studies Center (ASC), effective July 1st. Dr. Wariboko, a highly respected scholar with a unique...
On April 23, 2024, Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico from 1994-2000, delivered the 2024 Anthony C. Janos Memorial Lecture titled "Is Globalization Over?" at Boston University School of Law. The lecture, hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies' Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, addressed the current state and...
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University recently hosted its first annual Pardee Atlas Graduate Research Conference on April 19, 2024. The student-led conference, organized by the editorial team of the Pardee Atlas Journal of Global Affairs, brought together graduate students from across the Greater Boston area to present their research...
Wednesday, April 10 2024, marked an extraordinary milestone for career development at Pardee, as the school hosted its largest career event of the year: Pardee Career Night. With over 100 enthusiastic students and alumni in attendance, alongside 25 employer representatives and many of the faculty and staff, the atmosphere was electric. The event was a...