On March 3 and 4, 2014, the Center for the Study of Europe, in collaboration with BU’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, hosted the 5th Transatlantic Dialogue on Gender Issues: Woman Up! for a New Progressive Agenda. The goal of the two-day event, sponsored by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the […]
On Friday, February 28, 2014, Vivien Schmidt, Director of the Center for the Study of Europe, hosted a reception in honor of participants in the 2014 European Conference at her home in Brookline. Guests included a number of conference participants including Joaquín Almunia, VP European Commission and European Commissioner for Competition; Androulla Vassiliou Commissioner for […]
On February 25, 2014, the Center for the Study of Europe, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Asia and BU’s Undergraduate Economics Association, hosted Costas Lapavitsas, Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a frequent commentator on recent economic crises. Lapavitsas’ lecture – moderated […]
On Thursday, February 20, 2014, the Center for the Study of Europe, in collaboration with the BU Poetry Series and the literary journal AGNI, hosted British poet Alice Oswald. The “meditative, musical, propulsive, mystical, atmospheric, bioregional, projective, deceptively casual, responsive, rhetorically confident, protoecopoetic, sonic, topographic, unsentimental, multifocal” poet was introduced by the poet Mary Pinard, […]
Through its Summer Research Scholar Program, the European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) in collaboration with the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh seeks to facilitate and further research on all aspects of European integration and the European Union. The EUCE and ULS are offering short-term (1-4 weeks) research grants to post-doctoral […]
BU Study Abroad Summer Showcase 2014: Maximize Your Summer Where will you maximize your summer? With dozens of different options — from studying French in Grenoble, France, to service-learning in Rabat, Morocco, to interning in London, England — BU Study Abroad offers students an unparalleled array of exciting opportunities to learn and explore. Join BU […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University is now accepting applications for the 2014 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellowships. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 14. The 10-week fellowship (May 27 – Aug 1, 2014) is an intensive, interdisciplinary research and writing program during which each Summer […]
Woman up! for a new progressive agenda Fifth Transatlantic dialogue on gender issues March 2014 marks the fifth edition of the transatlantic dialogue on gender issues, organized by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the Fondation Jean Jaurès, and hosted by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University in collaboration […]
For your consideration: a unique educational opportunity for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners: the 2014 Olympia Summer Academy in Politics and International Studies. Featuring seven cycles of studies on: A) Conflict & Political Violence, B) Terrorism & Counterterrorism, C) Religion & Politics, D) Development Economics & Inclusive Business, E) Maritime Security, F) History & Philosophy […]