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Pardee Center Announces Call for Proposals for Faculty Research Fellows Grants
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies announces a call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows to begin in Spring 2024. By awarding seed grants to Faculty Research Fellows within the Boston University community, the Center seeks to catalyze interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on future-oriented topics of global significance. The Faculty Research Fellows program is open to all full-time faculty (tenure or non-tenure track) from... More
Pardee Center Hosts Public Lecture by Former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández
On October 26, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a lecture by former President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández. The talk, titled "Globalization & Geopolitics in the Digital Age," took place at the Boston University Hillel and was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies. A video recording of the lecture is available above. Read more on the Pardee School of Global Studies' website. Leonel Fernández is a prominent Dominican... More
2023 Graduate Summer Fellows Give Lightning Talks at Fall Reception
On October 3, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted its annual fall reception. At the beginning of the reception, the eight 2023 Graduate Summer Fellows, who represent four different schools or colleges and eight different academic departments, gave a series of lightning talks on the outcomes of their summer research. Learn more about this year’s Fellows and their research projects here. The fellowship is a 10-week program open to... More
Pardee Center Co-Hosts Conference Titled “Clandestine Operations Against China During the Early Cold War”
On September 21, 2023, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Center for the Study of Asia, and the Kilachand Honors College co-hosted a conference titled "Clandestine Operations Against China during the Early Cold War." This conference was, in part, an effort to honor the service and sacrifice of CIA officer Richard “Dick” Fecteau, a Lynn, MA, native and Boston University alumnus. The conference was convened by Prof. John Woodward, More
Pardee Center Hosts Workshop for Climate-Biodiversity Initiative for Ocean Managed Ecosystems
Last week, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study for the Longer Range Future at Boston University hosted a meeting of the Climate-Biodiversity Initiative for Ocean Managed Ecosystems (C-BIOME). The initiative, sponsored by Conservation International and convened at the Pardee Center by Faculty Associate Prof. Randi Rotjan, brought together an international group of biodiversity experts from McGill University, the University of California at Santa Barbara, Nord University, Dalhousie University, University of Miami, University of... More