By Keith Gerald Davis III
Pulitzer Center 2018 Student Fellows Announced
The Pulitzer Center is proud to present our 2018 cohort of student reporting fellows
James Wolff Honored with a 2018 Metcalf Award
Through his teaching, SPH prof seeks to make students global health consultants
Scenes of Faraway Places
View the 12 stunning winners of the sixth annual BU Global Programs photo contest
BU Hosts First Academic Refugee
Scholars at Risk helps bring Afghan academic to Boston
Former UN Secretary-General Kicks Off BU Think Tank
Ban Ki-moon encourages students to think globally
Improving Life in Lebanon’s Refugee Camps
ENG students, researcher apply engineering skills to real-life problems
Lebanese Club Promotes Culture and Service
Annual gala Saturday: music, dance, and food, lots of food
Telling the Truth about Rwanda
Pardee professor speaks today about his new book on country’s recovery
Update: US Department of State Overhauls Risk Rating System
The U.S. Department of State has implemented a new system for advising travelers about risk. It has eliminated the previous system of Travel Warnings and Alerts, replacing them with Travel Advisories for each country, with a numerical ranking of 1-4.
Global Program Announces New International Travel Tools
Effective January 16, 2018, Global Programs will implement a new international travel registration and communication tool that makes the following resources available to University faculty, students, and staff traveling abroad:
- Detailed destination briefings.
- Automatic alerts of critical incidents at or near the destination of travel, and
- Two way emergency communication between travelers and BU Global Programs via email and SMS.