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.
Professor Adil Najam, WWF Global President and Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School, presented the opening keynote to a gathering of senior environmental policymakers from across central and west Asia, organized at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting focused on emerging climate and development challenges...
In an interview for CGTN America, Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador to China, India, and South Africa, discussed the deepening trade relationship between China and Latin America with regards to the recent visit to Beijing from President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa. During this visit, China's...
The most recent book co-authored by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador, The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (Polity Press 2025), has been cited in a major new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and...
Joseph Wippl talks about U.S.-Germany relations in the aftermath of 9/11 in a new article for International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
In July 2026, a group of researchers and staff from the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) traveled to Beijing, China. This was part of bi-annual trip to engage with Chinese partners and stakeholders, and share their latest research and exchange ideas with policymakers, development finance institutions, and academics through workshops and meetings....
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...