Prof. Goldstein Speaks at Opening of World War I Exhibition
The enduring significance of WWI, America’s place in that war, and the wealth of materials and archived treasures from WWI at Boston University.
Prof. Selin on the UN Climate Summit
Prof Henrik Selin of the BU Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is cautiously optimistic that maybe something has changed this time. But cautiously.
Prof. Loftis on Whether to Pay Terrorists for Hostage Release
Former US Ambassador Robert Loftis, now a professor of the practice of diplmacy at the BU Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, tackles the harrowing question of whether countries should pay terrorist organizations for the release of hostages.
BU Today Story on the New Pardee School of Global Studies
Titled “New Pardee School of Global Studies: Custodian of Old and Cherished Traditions,” the feature stressed the interdisciplinary approach that the school holds dear.
Pardee School Offers its First MOOC: War in the Greater Middle East
The first MOOC – massive open online course – offered by the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies launches tomorrow
Professors Discuss Results of the Scottish Referendum
The panel of BU professors felt that although the vote has not changed the map of the United Kingdom for now, it will invariably reshape the politics of Britain, and beyond.
Matt Trevithick gets Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Matt Trevithick, alumnus of College of Arts and Sciences and the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies (BA International Relations, 2008), was awarded the Distinguished Young Alumni Award during Alumni Weekend 2014, for his recent work in Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.
Alumni Weekend 2014: The Changing Face of Security
As part of the Boston Univeristy’s Alumni Weekend 2014, the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a special panel discussion on “The World in Flux: The Changing Face of Security.”
Prof. Min Ye Receives ‘Public Intellectual Program’ Fellowship
Prof. Min Ye has been selected as a Public Intellectual Program Fellow by the National Committee on the U.S-China Relations.
First Annual Gitner Family CAS Lecture Tackles “Advancing the Human Condition”
The first annual Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family CAS lecture brought together an exciting panel of Boston Univeristy faculty to discuss the challenges and opportunities of ‘Advancing the Human Condition’ and to kick off the BU Alumni Weekend 2014, on September 18.
Prof. Gallagher Co-authors Paper on China in Africa and Latin America
Associate Professor Kevin Gallagher is the co-author of a recent research paper on “Bartering Globalization: China’s Commodity-backed Finance in Africa and Latin America” with Prof. Deborah Bräutigam of Johns Hopkins University.
Humphrey Fellows visit the Pardee School
A contingent of Boston University-based 2014 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows visited the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies on September 17, 2014, and – along with graduate students from the Pardee School – attended a lecture and panel discussion on climate change and human development.
Prof. Manjari Miller on China-India Economic Relations
Assistant Professor Manjari Chatterjee Miller on the forthcoming summit meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Inidan Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.
Prof. Min Ye’s New Book on Chinese & Indian Diasporas
Min Ye reveals that, through their foreign direct investments (FDIs), Chinese diasporas, rather than Western nations, have contributed the lion’s share in FDI inflows in that country.
Boston Water Group meets at the BU Pardee School
The Boston Water Group, a scholarly community of academics and practitioners in and around Boston with an interst in global water issues, met at the Boston Univeristy Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies on September 16, 2014. Some 30 water experts attended the meeting, including academics from MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Suffolk University, Univeristy of…
Pardee School Celebrates Its New Graduate Class
Faculty and graudate students gathered at the School’s new premises at 121 Bay State Road on September 11, 2014, to celebrate the incoming graduate class.
Welcome Receptions
The African Studies Center and Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations held welcome receptions for their students, fellows and faculty.
Prof. Renata Keller Publishes in Journal Diplomatic History
Renata Keller takes a new look at the impacts of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the politics of Latin America in the journal Diplomatic History.
APSA Dissertation Award for Prof. Noora Lori
Dr. Noora Lori, who joined the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston Univeristy as an Assistant Professor this Fall, has been awarded the Best Dissertation award of the Migration and Citizenship section of the American Political Science Assocaiton (APSA).
Prof. Henrik Selin on Obama’s Climate Change Challenges
Prof. Henrik Selin of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University understands that global climate change policy is a difficult topic and feels that it is made all the more difficult in the prevailing political climate of Washington, DC. Commenting on the challenges faced by US President Barack Obama as he seeks forward…