Nolan Awarded Prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research
Professor Rachel Nolan is awarded the prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research.
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Professor Rachel Nolan is awarded the prestigious New Directions Fellowship for Cross-Disciplinary Research.
Frederick S. Pardee School’s Readers in Ajami (RIA) project has developed three African Ajami Readers in Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa.
Standing before the Cyrus Cylinder at the British Museum in February 2025, Pardee School student Katie Harmon experienced a moment that would become a cornerstone of both her academic thesis and personal growth. Harmon, a recipient of the William R. Keylor Travel Grant, undertook a week-long research expedition to London that proved pivotal for her...
"I have yet to meet a Pardee alum without a great story to tell," reflected Sonia Liang, Director of Career Services at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, during the school's recent graduate student networking trip to New York City. Liang elaborated on the impact of the school's network: "Whether it's what...
Seven years ago, after being rejected from Boston University, Fotouh Khaled AlAwadhi would walk down Commonwealth Avenue, watching BU students pass by and wondering, "What do all these people have that I don't?" Today, that same path tells a different story. Not only has she completed her bachelor's degree at BU, but she has just...
A question echoed through Boston University's halls: what counts as knowledge, and who gets to decide? For graduate students Soffía Blystra and Estef Calderón Villón from BU's Spanish Literature Department, the answer led to the creation of Zine Lugar, a publication that challenges traditional academic boundaries while amplifying diverse voices. The idea emerged one evening...
This semester, Urban Refuge, a platform designed to connect displaced individuals with essential resources, participated in BostonHacks, one of Boston's most innovative student hackathons. The event saw students from universities across the city come together to develop technology-driven solutions to critical social challenges. Urban Refuge’s challenge asked students to create a privacy-centered website to map...
In the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer and damage assessment team member, provides unprecedented first-hand account of the investigation following America's most devastating spy case.