The Pardee School is a substantial and diverse center of global and international education within a liberal arts and sciences framework offering one of the largest graduate international affairs programs in the United States.
We combine a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to take on global challenges to human progress and well-being.
The Pardee School and Boston University have resources and a global alumni network to help set you on a path that is meaningful and serves a purpose for the larger world.
Study Abroad provides an opportunity to expand upon your classroom learning, improve your language skills and in many cases participate in an internship.
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University is pleased to announce that Yemariam Gebeyehu, an International Relations student, has been selected as one of 20 students from underrepresented communities across the United States to participate in the inaugural Meridian-Cox Foreign Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Washington, DC this summer. The...
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies recently hosted a special toast to honor its outgoing graduate students. The event was filled with fun light-hearted superlatives voted on by the students themselves. "Best Smile" went to Yijing Wu, known for brightening up rooms with her positive attitude. Mahitha Owk was voted "Most Likely to...
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies dual BA/MA student Seynedhee Avenie recently discussed her academic path, internship opportunities, favorite classes, and post-graduation plans in an interview. Avenie is pursuing a five-year combined bachelor's/master's degree program at the Pardee School, having completed a year abroad during her undergraduate studies. For her undergraduate major, Avenie studied...
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...
In a significant contribution to the discourse on sustainable energy transition, Tsitsi Musasike, Professor of the Practice of Global Development Policy at Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, alongside Kevin P. Gallagher, Professor of Global Development and Director of the Global Development Policy Center, and others, recently co-authored a comprehensive report from the Boston University Global Development...
Graduate students from the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies embarked on a comprehensive educational journey during a recent trip to Washington D.C. Over the course of five days, the group explored various aspects of international affairs, including humanitarian causes, global economic challenges, peacebuilding efforts, and defense research. The trip kicked off with discussions...
Dr. Daivi Rodima-Taylor,social anthropologist and researcher at the African Studies Center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, published a chapter, “Grassroots Data Activism and Polycentric Governance: Perspectives from the Margins,” in Global Digital Data Governance (ed. Aguerre et al., Routledge, 2024). Her recent co-edited volume, Cryptopolitics: Exposure, Concealment, and Digital Media (Berghahn...
In a book chapter presenting his new research, Prof. Adil Najam argues that this is "Pakistan's Moment of Youth" and the future of the country will be decided by "those who are between 15 and 29 today."