Pardee School Welcomes 2016 Humphrey Fellows
The 2016-2017 class of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program visited the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University on August 25, 2016 and met with Dean Adil Najam to discuss what the school could offer the fellows during their time in Boston.
Najam urged the group to use their time at Boston University to explore subjects outside of their professional areas of interest.
“Explore and be adventurous, don’t narrow your interests,” Najam said. “I encourage you to look beyond the traditional borders of your discipline as you use your time at Boston University.”
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program was established by Congress in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice President.
The objective of the program is twofold: to permit mid-career professionals from Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Central and Eastern Europe to gain expertise in their fields as they have evolved in the United States; and to allow U.S. citizens in the business, government, and academic communities to profit from the knowledge and perspectives of professional counterparts in other countries and to establish lasting ties with them.
Fellows in the Boston University 2015-2016 class include professionals from Panama, Zambia, Fiji, Turkey, Pakistan, Mauritania, Iran, Bolivia, Cameroon and Laos. They will study fields including law, finance, education, technology management, linguistics and philosophy, economics, and international banking.
As part of the Fulbright International Educational Exchange activities, the Humphrey Fellowship Program is funded through the United States Department of State and administered nationally by the Institute of International Education.
Boston University has supported the program since its inception and has hosted 487 Humphrey Fellows from over 120 countries to date. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at Boston University is housed at the BU Questrom School of Business.
Under the personal guidance of faculty mentors and program coordinators, Fellows engage in individualized programs of graduate-level coursework, independent research, special seminars, and colloquia at the University, and in activities related to their professional fields in government agencies, private organizations, and corporations.
Humphrey fellows also utilize student ambassadors, most of which are students in the Pardee School.