Student News

Pardee’s Urban Refuge Program Wins APSIA Award for Community Building 

Pardee School’s Urban Refuge Program wins APSIA's Inclusion Award for Community Building. More

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Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Announces 2025 Graduate Summer Fellows

Pardee Center has announced the names of eight BU graduate students for the 2025 Graduate Summer Fellows Program. More

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From Persian Seals to London Streets: A Student’s Research Journey

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... More

Finding Voice, Creating Space: Center for Latin American Studies Backs Innovative Student Publication

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... More

Pardee Students Lead Urban Refuge’s Continued Impact at BostonHacks

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... More

Pickering Fellow Michaiah Augustine Brings Diplomatic Experience to Pardee School

Pickering Fellow Michaiah Augustine brings her diplomatic experience from the U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas to the Pardee School, where she combines her passion for international justice with preparation for the U.S. Foreign Service. More

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From Polar Biology to Urban Sustainability: Amaris Greene’s Journey to the Pardee School

MLK Jr. Fellowship recipient Amaris Greene, a Global Policy MA student at the Pardee School, brings her summa cum laude education in environmental sustainability and social justice from Baltimore to address global challenges at the intersection of climate change and humanitarian issues. More

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