Category: News
Global Programs Activities Questionnaire
Deans, faculty and staff: Please further BU’s collective global knowledge bank by completing our 2013 Global Program Activities Questionnaire. Deadline: Friday, November 15.
London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher
Times Higher Education magazine, bumped the University up four spots, to 50th, in its latest report card on what it calls the top 400 universities worldwide. The University was the 30th highest ranked American school on the list, which was topped, as last year, by the California Institute of Technology.
Reviving an Ancient Script
Moroccan artist Hamid Kachmar has been incorporating Tifinagh script into his work for two decades, using it as a way to help revive and celebrate his Amazigh heritage.
Dateline: Kenya
BU students spent two weeks in Kenya last spring reporting and producing stories about the impact of foreign aid through the Pamoja Together program in Kenya.
Global Connections Newsletter, Fall 2013
Stories in this issue include new resources from Global Programs, the global outreach of the Framingham Heart Study, new opportunities for academic travel to Cuba, international scholars recognized with awards, Study Abroad's new Rio program, CELOP's partnership with the College of Engineering, and more.
Announcing the New Global Programs Website
The new Global Programs website now has more resources for all things global at BU. Find out all about the University’s global happenings – projects, centers, news, stories, and events. Get inspired to start your own global activity – whether in Boston or abroad – and using the information from our former Toolkit, learn the ins and outs of running a project outside the U.S. The site has been designed with faculty in mind and we’d love to hear your thoughts: global@bu.edu. More
BU Appoints First Chaplain for International Students
Rev. Brittany Longsdorf started in June as the University’s first chaplain for international students, embodying what she calls “a true spirit of hospitality that I think is theologically backed.”
BU’s CFA announces Global Music Lunchtime Concert Series
The Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at the School of Music is pleased to announce the Fall 2013 Global Music Lunchtime Concert Series featuring two concerts by internationally renowned musical groups - Ukranian contemporary-folk quartet, DakhaBrakha, and Malian guitarist, Vieux Farka Toure.
COM Alum Reports on Syrian Refugee Crisis
An interview with deputy news editor of Aljazeera Turk, Gizem Yarbil (COM '03) who has been reporting on the surge in Syrian refugees fleeing to southern Turkey.
Silvia Published on the Political Tensions Caused By Public-Private Public Works Projects in Chile
Assistant Professor of Urban Affairs and City Planning, Enrique Silvia, has published an article on the concept of urban citizenship in Chile through the lens of the state's response to organized protests at the neighborhood level against highway projects.
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