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Record Funding for African Language Study at Pardee School

The African Studies Center at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies announced over $360,000 in tuition and stipend awards to 17 graduate and undergraduate students studying African languages. The record funding through the Foreign Language and Area Studies program will support intensive language training in Kiswahili, isiXhosa, Wolof and others. More

Brulé Discusses Gender Quotas and Power in Indian Politics

In the CASI Election Conversations 2024 series, Professor Rachel Brulé analyzed India's gender quotas for elected offices. Brulé highlighted her research showing quotas can disrupt power systems by helping women claim inheritance rights, but face resistance. She advocated "cautious optimism" and holistic support as transformative quotas extend nationwide. More