The Pardee School’s Centers, Institutes, and Initiatives aim to both develop and share knowledge of specific regions and their states, societies, cultures, languages, peoples, and environment. They foster rigorous, transformative scholarship that crosses existing national, regional, and disciplinary boundaries.

 

Center & Institute Directors

Meet the Directors

Center & Institute News

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 idea emerged one evening...

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Students Embrace African Languages and Cultures through FLAS

At Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, students are embarking on life-changing journeys, mastering African languages and immersing themselves in diverse cultures – all while receiving funding for their studies. The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program opens doors for students across disciplines, offering unique opportunities for academic growth and cultural exchange.

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Center & Institute Events

Visiting Latin American Leaders Working to Address the Needs of Underserved and At-Risk Youth

Day: Tuesday Feb 11th Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road

Book Talk with Esther Hu, Author:   Soong Mayling and Wartime China, 1937-1945: Deploying Words as Weapons

Day: Wednesday Feb 12th Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road

Workshop: Beijing’s Multiple Facets from the Qing to the Present (1644-2025)

Day: Thursday Feb 13th Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road

Religion and the Republic: Book Launch & Discussion

Day: Thursday Feb 13th Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road

Filmbuilding High School Exchange: Unity in Diversity Film Screening

Day: Saturday Feb 15th Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm CAS B36 auditorium

What We Carry: The Packing List of Venezuelan Displacement

Day: Tuesday Feb 18th Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road

Political Crisis, Chaos, and Citizens in South Korea

Day: Tuesday Feb 18th Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road

Beyond the Carnival: The History and Resilience Behind Brazil's Inequality

Day: Thursday Feb 20th Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road