Former CURA Fellow Candace Lukasik traveled to Upper Egypt to conduct ethnographic research with Coptic Christian communities. Her fieldwork explores how news of U.S. immigration enforcement, including detention, deportation, and changing asylum policies, is reshaping local understandings of migration and opportunity. During the trip, Lukasik conducted interviews across several communities, gaining valuable insight into the […]
With support from a CURA Travel Grant, Boston University PhD student Aixin Yi (GRS’28) traveled to Vancouver in March to present her research at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the largest international conference in the field. Yi co-organized the panel “What Can Christianity Do in a World at War?”, […]
Professor Nicolette Manglos-Weber is the author of the forthcoming book Sacred Economies: Christianity, Islam, and Community Care in Uganda. This timely work explores how religious communities in Uganda mobilize care, resources, and social support across Christian and Muslim contexts, offering important insights into the intersections of faith, economics, and community life. Advance copies are now […]
Couldn’t make the 2026 Conference of the Jewish Left? We have free, publicly-available recordings of the following sessions on our Youtube channel: Welcoming Remarks Delivered by CURA Director Jeremy Menchik and Pardee School Dean Scott Taylor. “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” Author and journalist Peter Beinart’s discusses his book, with Professor of History […]
The BU Race, Prison, Justice Arts and BU Prison Outreach Initiative recently launched the first installment of their three-part speaker series featuring currently and formerly incarcerated guests. Titled Songs of Refusal: Storytelling Against the Afterlives of Slavery, the event took place on March 19 at the BU College of Fine Arts and was co-sponsored by […]
Professor Dana L. Robert is a co-editor of the newly released volume Connecting Christianities: World Christianity and Mission in the Twenty-First Century (Brill, 2026), alongside Muthuraj Swamy and Jenny Leith. This important collection brings together global perspectives on World Christianity and contemporary mission, exploring how Christian communities are shaped by transnational connections, cultural exchange, and […]
Tune into On the Nose’s latest podcast episode, “Who’s Afraid of the Z-Word,” reflecting on discussions from CURA’s 2026 Conference on the Jewish Left regarding the waning will for Zionism. Host and Jewish Left panelist Arielle Angel speaks with a powerful range of Jewish voices, including Jewish Left discussant and interim executive director of Diaspora […]
Read the Jewish Journal’s article on the interconnected Jewish struggles for justice in the US around the world, and how the effort for the safety, security, and the thriving of Jewish peoples is part of the global fight for universal equality. Read more here.
Featuring discussions with author and journalist Peter Beinart, CURA Director Jeremy Menchik, and leading scholars, Haaretz’s coverage of CURA’s 2026 Conference on the Jewish Left unpacks how American Jews are rethinking Zionism, identity, and political belonging in a post-Gaza landscape. Read the article here.
The Religious News Service explores themes from the recent Conference on the Jewish Left, including the emergence of Judaism beyond Zionism and the evolving conversations shaping Jewish life today. Read more here.