Prof. Christopher Schmitt wins the 2023 Boston University Undergraduate Academic Advising Award
Congratulations to Assist Prof Christopher Schmitt who has just won the 2023 Boston University Undergraduate Academic Advising Award in the Faculty Academic… More
Congrats to PhD student, Hafsa Arain
Congratulations Hafsa Arain! Hafsa has just been awarded a Bloom dissertation fellowship to support her writing this summer! More
Congrats to PhD student, Anu Ahmed
Congratulations Anu Ahmed! Anu has just been awarded a Bloom dissertation fellowship to support her writing this summer! More
READ: alum Michael Sheridan’s upcoming book, ROOTS OF POWER: THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF BOUNDARY PLANTS
Published by Routledge, you can view and purchase Michael's book for pre-order here: https://www.routledge.com/Roots-of-Power-The-Political-Ecology-of-Boundary-Plants/Sheridan/p/book/9781032411408 Book Description: "Roots of Power tells five stories… More
Prof. Parla to speak at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Prof. Ayse Parla will be giving a talk at Harvard's CMES to all faculty and grad students on Wednesday, January 25th at… More
READ: alum Carol Ferrara’s article, “Breaking the Republican mold: French independent schools and agonistic pluralism amidst Franco-conformity”
From Carol:"Check out my new article about "hors contrat" or independent schools in France and what they can tell us about the… More
Prof. Korom delivers lecture at Jadavpur University
Professor Frank J. Korom delivered the third formal public lecture of the Centre for Studies in Islamicate Asia, Department of Comparative Literature,… More
Prof Ngom interviewed by The Brink
Professor Ngom was profiled by The Brink for their article entitled: "Unearthing a Long-Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History,… More
READ: Winter 2022 Department Newsletter
Our most recent department newsletter for Winter 2022 is now available! Read it HERE to catch up on department news, alumni and… More
Q&A with PhD student Christian Gagnon
Christian Gagnon is a PhD candidate studying Biological Anthropology and working in the SMAGL lab with Dr. Chris Schmitt and Dr. Eva… More