For many of our alumni spread out in 100 countries across the globe, there was no Pardee School when you attended Boston University, only the Department of International Relations. We are now a full-fledged school: YOUR school.
There are many ways to engage with your alma mater, and we hope you do!
Our Pardee School alumni spotlights share the stories of our illustrious alumni and how their experience at BU shaped their professional journey after graduation.
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and diplomat, was in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan of The Wire India. They discussed the concepts behind his two recent books, Active Non-Alignment (2023) and The Unaligned World (2025), which both unpack the histories, motivations, and realities which inform the current Active Non-Alignment...
Professor Najam took the floor at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2025 to speak about nature's greatest gift to humanity: food.
Three Pardee students share their research experiences in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom supported by the Keylor Travel Fund.
From Europe and Africa, three graduate students from the Pardee School for Global Studies were given the chance to travel and conduct their research across seas, thanks to the Gilman Grant. Established through the generous support of Lynda Gilman, the grant empowers graduate students to pursue self-directed research for their MA Papers and Capstone projects. ...
Professor Mark C. Storella shares what the world can expect from the recent Israel-Hamas peace deal in an NBC10 Boston TV interview.
Written by Dean's Ambassador, Myla Indigaro (CAS ‘26). On September 17, 2025, the Pardee School of Global Studies welcomed two former CIA officers to speak with students at the “CIA Information Session and Networking Reception.” In a discussion moderated by Professor John Woodward, two CIA recruiters shared with their insights gained from working a career...
Dean Emeritus Adil Najam's research on environmental negotiations was cited in an editorial, published October 28, 2025, by the leading science journal, Nature, which posed ideas on how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and their chair might be able to bridge agreements between countries after a series of explosive and tense talks this August....
Najam attends the European Law Institute’s Annual Meeting in Vienna to deliver a keynote speech.