The Pardee School’s Centers, Institutes, and Initiatives aim to both develop and share knowledge of specific regions and their states, societies, cultures, languages, peoples, and environment. They foster rigorous, transformative scholarship that crosses existing national, regional, and disciplinary boundaries.

 

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Center & Institute Events

BU CLAS Spring 2026 Welcome Reception

Day: Tuesday Jan 27th Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215

Following the Gold Road: Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai with Fallou Ngom and Gana Ndiaye

Day: Wednesday Jan 28th Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm Zoom

Making Sense of Japan’s Defense Policy

Day: Wednesday Jan 28th Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Room 220, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA

Religion and the Radical Right among Brazilian Migrants

Day: Thursday Jan 29th Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215

Fasting and Spirituality: A Conversation with BU Chaplains

Day: Monday Feb 2nd Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road

Teacher Workshop: Teaching Hard History for Elementary Learners with Primary Source

Day: Wednesday Feb 4th Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm LaCava Center at Bentley University

Cambodia and Thailand: Conflict, Diplomacy, and Regional Power

Day: Wednesday Feb 4th Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm Via Zoom

Croatia's Take on a World in Flux

Day: Thursday Feb 5th Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm 121 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215