Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change.
How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies
BU researchers are pushing for changes to international treaties to better protect the planet after finding fossil fuel companies are increasingly suing countries for billions over climate policies.
“We Will Not Remain Silent”: Afghan Girls and Women Highlight Pardee School Summit in Washington
In opening remarks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praises partnership with BU as “a ray of light in some of the darkness”.
Video Mini Explainer: The Global Problem of Statelessness
Amid a refugee crisis, director of BU Center on Forced Displacement argues for a new approach to helping people not recognized by any country.
Seeking Campus of “Dignity, Fairness, and Respect,” President Freeman Addresses Israel-Hamas War
In letter to BU community, interim leader outlines steps being taken to ensure a safe and secure campus.
The World Is Going Bust: What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?
BU’s Global Development Policy Center has released a plan to save nations from what a UN secretary-general has called one of “the biggest threats to global peace”.
Anger, Pride, Fear: BU’s Iranian Students React to Mahsa Amini’s Death
“This is not what the Middle East deserves” and “This is a revolution,” students say, responding to the killing of a young Iranian woman over her hijab.
US State Department Partners with Pardee School of Global Studies to Empower Afghan Women
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces the public-private alliance as Taliban curtails female education, prohibits women from the workplace.
Why Is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others
Cold War politics led to special policies and domestic political power.
America the Miserly: How Our Refugee System Fails Desperate People
With thousands fleeing Ukraine and millions still displaced by the Syrian civil war, a BU sociologist’s new book faults the United States, Canada, and Germany for letting down refugees.