Center for Beethoven Research
The Center for Beethoven Research at Boston University promotes Ludwig van Beethoven research, scholarship and performance, and enhances public understanding of his musical and humanistic achievements and the social and cultural context of his age. Combining the research work of scholars with the performance work of musicians, the center is a forum for interdisciplinary scholarship […]
Center for Latin American Studies
The Center for Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary research center within the Pardee School of Global Studies. The Center focuses on multiple disciplines in the study of Latin America including, Art History, Archaeology, Economics, History, International Relations, Political Science, Romance Studies, and Sociology.
Center for the Study of Europe
The mission of the Center for the Study of Europe is to promote a deeper understanding of Europe through its cultural heritage; its political, economic, legal, and religious histories; its art, literature, music, and philosophy; as well as through its emergence as a new kind of supranational entity, the European Union.
Center for Philosophy & History of Science
The Center for Philosophy & History of Science is one of twenty-two independent research centers and institutes within Boston University’s College of Arts of Sciences. Founded in 1960, the Center’s mission is to build bridges between the humanities and sciences by promoting interdisciplinary research into the historical, philosophical, ethical, and social factors that govern the […]
Center for the Study of Asia
Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia promotes comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and cross-national understanding of Asia through coordination of teaching missions, research support, community-building among faculty and students, and broad outreach beyond the university.
International History Institute
The International History Institute (IHI) at Boston University was founded in 1999 to promote the importance of history in understanding international cultural, economic, political, and military affairs. It supports interdisciplinary faculty research and teaching and promotes public conversation through open participation in its conferences, lectures, seminars, colloquia and film series.
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
The Gotlieb Center specializes in the personal collections of twentieth century public figures in the fields of literature, criticism, journalism, drama, music, film, civil rights, diplomacy and national affairs. In addition to its contemporary collections, the Center is home to substantial holdings of earlier historical documents and rare books.
Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies
The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies (EWCJS) is an academic program unit of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Center serves as Boston University’s hub for co-curricular and public events related to Jewish history, religion, and culture.
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
The American Institute for Afghanistan Studies at BU is a private, scholarly institution founded in 2003 to support research on all aspects of Afghanistan’s history and culture and to promote scholarly ties between Afghanistan and the United States.
American Political History Institute
An internationally recognized center for the study of America’s political past, the American Political History Institute is Boston University’s intellectual hub for research, teaching, and scholarly exchange in the field of US political history.