CFD Team Spotlight: Liam Reynolds, Student Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our student researchers, Liam Reynolds, for an interview about his work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I am from Long Island, New York. I am a history major […]
Interview with Paul Spiegel
Paul Spiegel, MPH ’96, MD, is recognized for his research on preventing and responding to complex humanitarian emergencies and director of the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins University. Spiegel is also chair of the the CHH–Lancet Commission for Health, Conflict and Forced Displacement. The Lancet Commission on Health, Conflict, and Forced Displacement aims to reimagine the humanitarian […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Thomas Larsen, Student Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our student researchers, Thomas Larsen, for an interview about his work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I am originally from Tewksbury NJ, a small town in the northern […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Emily Rotondi, Student Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our student researchers, Emily Rotondi, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and proudly consider myself […]
Call for Applications: CFD Summer Fellowships
Please find full application details here. The Center on Forced Displacement Summer Fellows Program offers graduate students (enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs) from across Boston University an opportunity to engage in intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics related to forced displacement. The 10-week fellowship (May 30 – August 2024) includes a financial stipend […]
CFD Associate Director Carrie Preston on “Sanctuary: Who Belongs Here”
The Special Collections at the University of Arizona in Tucson currently hosts an exhibition titled “Sanctuary: Who Belongs Here? The Search for Homeland on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1848 to Today.” The exhibition draws from the University’s extensive holdings on the contemporary Sanctuary Movement, which is rooted in faith-based communities along the U.S. southern border, […]
Call for Applications: Summer Workshop on Forced Displacement for K-12 Teachers
Please find full application details here. The Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University invites K-12 public school teachers to participate in an enriching one-week summer workshop focused on one of the greatest global challenges of our time: forced displacement. The workshop is designed for public school teachers (primary, middle, and high school levels) from […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Fulya Pinar, Research Support
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our team researchers, Fulya Pinar, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I am from eastern Turkey, born in a snowy town, yet most […]
Reflections on Gender, Race, and Intersectionality in the Global Border Regime by Catherine Abou-Khalil
Our next Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar, “Gender, Race, and Intersectionality in the Global Border Regime,” will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 and will embody understanding migrants’ experiences and journeys through an intersectional lens. What determines admissibility or deservingness of protection? Since the war in Ukraine, attention and access to resources has varied from […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Selma Hedlund, Postdoctoral Associate
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our postdoctoral associates, Selma Hedlund, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m from a small Swedish town called Mullsjö. I’m a sociologist who […]