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CURA Student Staff Member Alexia Nastasia Named 2026–2027 Harold C. Case Scholar
Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is proud to announce that Alexia Nastasia (BA ’27) has been Read more
Laura Anne Thompson Explores Blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Hate Speech in Tunisia
In June 2026, CURA travel grantee Laura Anne Thompson traveled to Tunis, Tunisia, to participate in the conference Islamophobia: Maghrebi Read more
Former CURA Fellow Candace Lukasik Conducts Fieldwork on Coptic Christian Migration in Egypt
Former CURA Fellow Candace Lukasik traveled to Upper Egypt to conduct ethnographic research with Coptic Christian communities. Her fieldwork explores Read more
Jeremy Menchik Receives Adil Najam Prize for Advancing Public Understanding
Professor Jeremy Menchik, Director of CURA: The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, has been awarded the Adil Najam Read more
PhD candidate Aixin Yi co-organized panel at 2026 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies
With support from a CURA Travel Grant, Boston University PhD student Aixin Yi (GRS'28) traveled to Vancouver in March to Read more
Manglos-Weber publishes forthcoming book, “Sacred Economies: Christianity, Islam, and Community Care in Uganda.”
Professor Nicolette Manglos-Weber is the author of the forthcoming book Sacred Economies: Christianity, Islam, and Community Care in Uganda. This Read more
CURA publishes talks from the 3rd Annual Conference on the Jewish Left
Couldn't make the 2026 Conference of the Jewish Left? We have free, publicly-available recordings of the following sessions on our Read more
André de Quadros spearheads “Songs of Refusal” speaker series with BU RPJA and BU Prison Outreach Initiative
The BU Race, Prison, Justice Arts and BU Prison Outreach Initiative recently launched the first installment of their three-part speaker Read more
“Grief-Hope in Times of War” Workshop
Join us on Monday, April 27th for a ritual in healing. In a time of violence, displacement, and profound human Read more
Robert co-edited newly released volume “Connecting Christianities: World Christianity and Mission in the Twenty-First Century.”
Professor Dana L. Robert is a co-editor of the newly released volume Connecting Christianities: World Christianity and Mission in the Read more