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.
For Anna Trissa (MA GP ’26), the transition from graduate study at the Pardee School to the fast-paced world of policy research has been both immediate and transformative. Now interning with the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., Trissa is already contributing...
Kaitlynn Cherry (Pardee '27, BA International Relations & Affairs and Chinese) has been awarded a fellowship to participate in the 2026 APEC Youth Engagement Workshop, organized by the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston on behalf of the Taiwan Ministry of Education. Each APEC member economy is permitted to nominate...
Each spring semester, the Pardee School’s African Studies Center (ASC) brings together students, faculty, and the wider community for its annual African Theater Night and Community Dinner. This year, a full house of over 55 audience members gathered on April 28th, to enjoy another evening of celebrating language, culture, and creativity. Students in the African...
ASC's African Ajami Project expands access to four major West African languages with groundbreaking initiatives and programs.
The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2026 at its 12th convocation ceremony on May 16th, 2026. The ceremony honored the school's undergraduate and graduate degree recipients. Dean Scott Taylor greeted graduates alongside their families and friends, congratulating them on a range of accomplishments,...
Written by Fabian Salvador (BA IR and Latin American Studies '26) On Friday, April 24, 2026 the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted its annual Atlas Conference where graduate students presented their research on a variety of issues. As a student-led initiative, this event celebrated the countless hours dedicated to writing, editing, and...
Urban Refuge, the refugee resource initiative launched a decade ago, has reached a major milestone with the debut of its new website, UrbanRefugeMap.org. Originally developed in 2016 as part of Professor Noora Lori's “Forced Migration Policy Incubator” course, the project has since evolved into a signature Pardee School effort involving dozens of students and alumni....
Andrei Mamolea, Assistant Professor of International Relations, contributed a chapter titled “A Fanatical Support for the League of Nations” to The Cambridge Handbook of the League of Nations and International Law, published April 2026. Throughout the piece, Mamolea re-centers Latin America’s interwar internationalism on an unlikely but pivotal actor: Uruguay. The chapter argues that the...