Category: Event Announcements

Tariffs and Drug Cartels: US versus Mexico? (10/07/25)

Join us for a talk by Visiting Professor Jose Luis Velasco Cruz about “Tariffs and Drug Cartels: US versus Mexico?”. Velasco Cruz is a Full-Time Researcher at the Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (IIS-UNAM). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University (2002), an M.A. in Political Sociology from […]

What Futures Can Global Studies Imagine? A Lecture by Aurora Vergara Figueroa (04.29.25)

Join us for a timely conversation with Aurora Vergara Figueroa, former Colombian Minister of Education and distinguished Afro-Colombian scholar. Drawing on her leadership in advancing inclusive reforms and global academic partnerships, she will explore how education policy, transnational research, and grassroots advocacy can work together to advance equity and justice. Tuesday, April 29 2:00 PM […]

Music, Civil Society, and the Search for Peace in Colombia (04.03.25)

Join us for a lecture by, Michael Birenbaum Quintero, Associate Professor of Music; Chair, Musicology & Ethnomusicology Department. Music, Civil Society, and the Search for Peace in Colombia Thursday, April 3, 2025 • 3:30 to 4:45 PM Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road Michael Birenbaum Quintero studies Black cultural politics in Latin […]

People Not Pawns: Considering Migration as a Humanitarian Issue

Please join us at the Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, on Tuesday. March 25, for a panel discussion on migration. The event is organized and hosted by Camila Olivo (CGS ’23, CAS ’25, PAR ’25). Speakers include Randy Feldman, JD; Carrie Preston, Center on Forced Displacement; Justin Dynia (CAS ’22, PAR […]

Every Vote Counts: Mobilizing Voter Engagement Among Marginalized Communities in Nevada (03.27.25)

Join us for a presentation by political consultant and Pardee School alumna Xiomara Alfaro-Martinez, Executive Board Member, Nevada State Democratic Party. Xiomara will receive her BA in International Relations and Political Science from Boston University in 2025. Xiomara worked as East Las Vegas regional organizing director for the Harris campaign. She will discuss her work […]