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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...
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....
Elisa Cifiello (BA IR ’20), now an Associate at Clarmondial in Zurich, Switzerland, reflects on how her Pardee School education shaped her path into climate and sustainable finance. After early roles as a Data Analyst, International & European Relations Analyst, and Climate Finance Analyst, where she consistently worked with complex datasets, cross‑team collaboration, and policy...
At Pardee's first-ever Defense Forum, undergraduate and graduate student present their research in a conference-style setup.
Protests and Radicalization in the Digital Age: The Reopen Movement, published by Cambridge University Press, examines how social movements emerge, evolve, and radicalize in an era shaped by social media and digital infrastructure. The book is the result of a deeply collaborative, interdisciplinary effort between Boston University faculty and alumni. Together, they combine political science,...
Urban Refuge recently demonstrated its commitment to community engagement by organizing a volunteer neighborhood cleanup in Maverick Square and surrounding streets in East Boston. Held on April 11 in partnership with the City of Boston and several BU student groups, the entirely student‑organized effort brought together 42 volunteers, including students and recent alumni, who collected...