Category: Opportunities

Global Programs Photo Contest 2017

The event that we eagerly look forward to each year has finally arrived, the Global Programs Photo Contest! We cannot wait to see and share all of the inspirational experiences the BU community is photographing around the city and the world. Please submit a brief write up (one paragraph) to accompany each entry describing where […]

Call for Papers: New Geographies of China and Latin America Relations

The geographic relations between China and Latin America have deepened and diversified in the 21st century, coinciding with the “pink tide” in Latin America, massive Chinese economic growth, and a recalcitrant United States. Although historical migration patterns extend back more than a century (Lai and Tan 2010,Sha et al 1986), the majority of the literature […]

Puerto Rico: Savage Neoliberalism, Colonialism and Financial Despotism Call for Papers

April 13-14 University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Deadline for submission: March 3, 2017 – email: las@econs.umass.edu)   The Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies-CLALCS at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the Puerto Rican Studies Working Group-PRSWG, are organizing a two-day regional event titled Puerto Rico:  Savage Neoliberalism, Colonialism and Financial Despotism. Our main goal […]

Apply for Global Youth Connect’s Human Rights Delegation in Colombia

Global Youth Connect (GYC) is a human rights learning and activism organization dedicated to empowering youth from around the world to work together, interculturally and with grassroots organizations, to ensure that all human rights are fulfilled for all people. Our particular focus is on post-violence and/or post-genocide countries.

Alternative Spring Break 2017: Experiencing Cuba

Dear BU Student, Thank you for your interest in the Spring Break to Cuba 2017 program offered by the African American Studies Program and the Pardee School of Global Studies at BU. The program is scheduled for March 4-11, 2017 and will be led by Professor Julie Klinger and Professor John Thornton. The topic for […]