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.
When Josie Kalbfleisch (BA in International Relations '27) set out for Montevideo, Uruguay, this summer through the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), she was looking for more than just a study abroad experience. Drawn by the opportunity to strengthen her Spanish skills and immerse herself in a region she had never explored before, Kalbfleisch spent...
BU alums and emerging epicures Isaac Robillard (Pardee'26) and Alex Chappuis (CAS'26) bring Spanish cuisine and communal dining to the table in their Boston apartment.
In a new profile for Bostonia, Boston University and Pardee magazine editor Steve Holt explores the life and leadership of David Barth (Pardee'92), who became president and CEO of the Perkins School for the Blind in 2025. The piece titled 'At the Helm of a Historic School' introduces readers to the historic institution through Barth's...
A new review in The New York Review of Books has drawn attention to 'Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed' (HarperCollins), the newest book by Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, and technology writer Ben Tarnoff that examines the worldview and growing influence of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Rather than offering a traditional biography, the authors...
In an essay published in part of the 25th anniversary volume of SOULS, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of Black Studies, Zachary Mondesire, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, examines how Black internationalist movements have understood global struggles for justice and why some contemporary crises receive greater attention than others. Titled “On...
Professor Adil Najam, WWF's Global President and Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, was invited to deliver the keynote address at the XIXth Summer School for Young Diplomats, held in Kolašin, Montenegro, making it his third year attending. Organized by Montenegro’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with UNDP and...
In a July 2026 interview for the China Global Television Network (CGTN), former Pardee School Research Professor Jorge Heine reflected on the recent World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where a new initiative involving 29 countries—World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO)— was established, aimed at promoting international collaboration on AI. The annual conference, one...
Shamiran Mako, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, has co-authored the opening chapter of a new edited volume from Stanford University Press, The Ba'th Party Archives and the Study of Iraqi Politics and History, edited by Samuel Helfont and Lisa Blaydes. Co-authored with Marsin Alshamary and titled "Arrested History: Hierarchized Knowledge Production...