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.
In a new article for the CPD Blog titled "Cuba's Public Diplomacy: Can it Be Effective Against Trump's Threats?", Paul Webster Hare, Master Lecturer and former British ambassador to Cuba, analyzes how Cuba has employed public diplomacy for decades as a means of advancing its interests and navigating tensions with the United States. Hare argues...
Professor Robert Hefner presents the keynote address for the opening of the Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics.
As the United States marks its semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, Americans are reflecting on 250 years of nation-building, democratic governance, and global influence. Yet the story of the United States is not only one of domestic development. It is also a story of diplomacy—a history of diplomats, negotiators, and statesmen who helped secure the...
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, recently weighed in on a growing debate in Chile following the discovery of an $85 million money-laundering network tied to the transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua. The case, which allegedly involved the use of bank accounts across multiple...
At a time of profound challenges to multilateral diplomacy, Boston University students found reasons for hope this summer at the heart of global governance: taking advantage of international Geneva, Switzerland. During the month of June 2026, students who were enrolled in BU's study abroad class, IR 421/621, or "Global Governance and Global Challenges," engaged with...
At the end of the 2026 academic year, Boston University's Center for the Study of Asia announced the winners of their inaugural Student Paper Prize Contest! This highly competitive award gifted undergraduate students with $300 and a graduate student with a $750 prize. The broad criteria led to an impressive submission pool spanning a range...
Natali (MA IR and Communications ’99), now a member of the FBI in Boston, reflects on how her time at Boston University (prior to the creation of the Pardee School of Global Studies) and her career since have taken her across the globe – from Paris to the Middle East – shaping a path in...
Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is proud to announce that Rida Ali (BA ’27) has been awarded the prestigious Harold C. Case Scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year. The Case Scholarship is one of the highest honors accorded to undergraduate students at BU, recognizing outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and scholarly potential....