Border Studies Program (HUBXC433) – Call for Interviews
CFD is currently accepting interest forms for the 2025 iteration of the Border Studies Program. Please submit the below interest form by November 29th, 2024. Interest form Why is the US-Mexico border so crucial to the national imaginary and political scene? How can we at Boston University make sense of challenges at the border and […]
Call for Applications: Summer Program on Forced Migration and Borders 2025
Center on Forced Displacement (CFD) opens a call for applications for its third Summer Program on Forced Migration and Borders to be held May 24 – June 8, 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia. This program is created in partnership with the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade. Please apply using this form. Applications are due November 29th, […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Ibrahim Fawzy, Graduate Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our graduate fellows, Ibrahim Fawzy, for an interview about his work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Ibrahim Fawzy, a native of the captivating Fayoum Oasis in Egypt—a […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Yanina Nahum, Postdoctoral Associate
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our postdoctoral associates, Yanina Nahum, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but I moved to the U.S. […]
Harnessing the Strength of Listening to Human Stories in Education: A Language Educator’s experience at CFD by Maureen Lothrop Magnan, Ph.D.
Maureen Lothrop Magnan works at Sharon Elementary School, and participated in CFD’s Summer Workshop on Forced Displacement for K-12 Teachers. Read her reflections about the week below. In education, there is undeniable power in listening to the stories of others—stories that challenge our perspectives, evoke empathy, and transform the way we teach and learn. During […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Noah Veloz, Graduate Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our graduate fellows, Noah Veloz, for an interview about their work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m originally from Southern California. I have moved around a lot including […]
Call For Contributions: Critical Forced Displacement Volume 2
Critical Forced Displacement (CFD) Magazine is an interdisciplinary, international, open-access magazine published by Boston University’s Center on Forced Displacement and featuring articles, essays, art, and argument concerned with forced displacement. Boston University’s Center on Forced Displacement invites contributions to our interdisciplinary, multi-genre magazine. The magazine, published quarterly, will bring together a variety of original works […]
Call for Applications: CFD Research Methods Fellowship
The Center on Forced Displacement Summer Fellows Program offers graduate students (enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs) from across Boston University an opportunity to engage in expanding their research skills and designing and organizing qualitative research workshops, training materials, and contributing to the Center’s overall research program development. The 10-week fellowship (June 2024 – August […]
CFD Team Spotlight: Pranjal Kumar, Student Fellow
The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our student researchers, Pranjal Kumar, for an interview about his work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Pranjal Kumar, I am a Kilachand Honors College student […]
Reflections on CFD presentation at ISA Conference by Associate Director Carrie J. Preston
Our presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Conference in San Francisco was very well received, and we learned a ton that will advance this research. Participants in our panel were particularly interested in how we reframed our work away from “experiential learning” or “field work” (the term most often used in International Studies) to […]