President of Niger Visits BU, Inaugurates Archives
Issoufou Mahamadou, President of the Republic of Niger, visited the African Studies Library at Boston University on April 3 to officially dedicate a new archive of research materials.
CURA Conference to Address Religious Pluralism
An upcoming conference on religious pluralism will be held thanks to the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs.
Asian Studies Profiled in BU Today
A new Pardee School major focusing on Asia as a continent is making waves at BU.
ASC Hosts Student Conference on African Studies
Students from across the country will gather at the African Studies Center this weekend to present cutting-edge research on Africa.
Longman in Foreign Policy: Catholic Church a “Stumbling Block” in Burundi
What are the implications of the population explosion in Burundi? Tim Longman has insights – and points to an unlikely culprit.
VIDEO: Nile Project Makes Waves at BU
The Nile Project brings a fusion of musical styles – and a focus on the importance of conservation of the world’s longest river – to BU.
Min Ye Explores the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Prof Min Ye organized a recent event with experts on Asia demystifying the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
VIDEO: Gallagher Talks Obama Policy, Finance Regulation
Pardee Professor Kevin Gallagher showed how emerging markets were able to re-regulate cross-border finance in the wake of the financial crisis in a new video.
Kamm: A Legacy of Helping China’s Prisoners
John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Foundation, has done more to improve conditions for China’s prisoners than anyone else in the world.
Schmidt at Euro Conference at Harvard
Vivien Schmidt, director of the Center for the Study of Europe, lent her expertise to a recent research conference at Harvard University.
Ban Talks Greek Crisis at Brown
Trying to understand the implications of the Greek crisis? Cornel Ban’s your guy.
CURA Joins Pardee School
The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) has officially become an affiliated center of the Pardee School.
Wallace Trains Canadian Foreign Affairs Office
James C. (Jim) Wallace, Lecturer in International Relations, was featured as a presenter at a February event hosted by the Canadian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).
Gallagher: Gridlock Good for Obama
Congression grodlock on far-reaching trade deals could be a good thing for Obama, says Kevin Gallagher.
Twi Comes to the African Studies Center
Want to be part of one of the world’s fastest-growing economies? Then you’ll need to learn a language called Twi.
Gallagher: China Ousts the World Bank
The shift comes in Latin America, where China’s banks have become the biggest kids on the block.
The Crises of Chinese Leadership
With a growing middle class and a leader eager to centralize power, the future of China could be a very uncertain one.
CURA Prof. Rubin Co-Edits LARR
Jeff Rubin, research associate for the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, an affiliated center of the Pardee School of Global Studies, has co-edited a special issue of the Latin American Research Review (LARR).
VIDEO: GEGI’s Ray at Watson Institute Conference
Becky Ray, research fellow for the Global Economic Governance Initiative, spoke at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
Hefner Keynotes at Jakarta Education Conference
Robert Hefner, professor of Anthropology, was the keynote speaker at a recent Indonesian conference on education in Muslim society.