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Dean of BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, Adil Najam, smiles and poses with arms crossed for a photo in his office

University News

Adil Najam Leaving Post as Pardee Dean Next May

September 30, 2021

Afghan Refugees walk through the departure terminal to a bus at Dulles International Airport after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Importance of Teaching and Learning about Afghan Refugees

September 20, 2021

Photo of La Pelanga DJ collective from Oakland, Calif.. A woman wearing a bright. blue and orange robe, sunglasses and large headphones turns a dial on a turn table and slightly smiles. A man in gray is seen behind her.

Arts on Campus

BU Global Music Festival Returns Saturday, Outdoors, Louder and Poppier Than Ever

September 16, 2021

Afghan refugees line up for food in a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, in New Mexico, where they are being housed.

Immigration

Boston Medical Center Immigrant & Refugee Health Center Prepares to Welcome Afghans

September 15, 2021

Voices & Opinion

How 9/11 Changed the World

September 8, 2021

Photo of Faizaan Firoz (Pardee’25) sitting on the stairs leading up to a stage with a checkered button down and jeans on. He smiles and the dramatic lighting casts a long shadow on the stage behind him.

Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Faizaan Firoz

September 4, 2021

Photo called “New Year from Anywhere” in which a young girl holds up her phone towards a wall of red lanterns; she wears a red coat with an intricate design.

Photography

Annual Photo Contest Highlights BU Community’s Experience during Quarantine

April 7, 2021

A photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their interview with Oprah Winfrey

Royal Family

Meghan, Harry, Archie, and the British Royal Family: Startling Insights

March 8, 2021

Photo taken from across the Thames River of Big Ben with an ornate bridge on the right; the heads of people walking over the bridge are seen. In the river, a small red boat with people moves to the left; the sky is grayish and cloudy.

Study Abroad

BU CGS Boston-London Summer Program Canceled

March 2, 2021

Student Life

Annual International Education Week Goes (Mostly) Virtual This Year

October 23, 2020

A photo of the middle eastern singers on stage from the Global Music Festival

Arts & Culture

BU Global Music Festival Gets $15K Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

July 2, 2020

Photo taken by Lu Ping (ENG’24) atop a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. A person dressed in blue white a white head covering is seen leading the camel in the orangey desert sand.

Photography

A Dazzling View of the World, Courtesy of the BU Community

June 18, 2020

A photo of Shishong Chen, a law student from China, and other students organizing boxes that will be shipped to China.

In The World

Their Homeland in Crisis from Coronavirus, This BU Team Got to Work

February 24, 2020

An image of Auschwitz. A sign in the foreground reads "Halt! Stoj!"

Voices & Opinion

POV: 75 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz, How Do We Make Sure It Never Happens Again?

January 27, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement photo

Classes

Just for Fun: Six BU Classes That Might Help Harry and Meghan

January 13, 2020

frontera playing the accordion

Arts on Campus

Global Music Festival Returns to BU This Weekend

October 2, 2019

climate change strike

Climate Change

Everything You Need to Know about Friday’s Youth Climate Strike

September 19, 2019

Solar panels in Venezuela

Schools and Colleges

Can Latin America Jump-start Our Clean Energy Future?

May 13, 2019

Photo of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris France showing the roof and spire on fire, April 15, 2019.

Study Abroad

Sights, Sounds, Sadness from Terriers in Paris as Notre Dame Burned

April 22, 2019

Global

Around the World with BU

April 17, 2019

Around the World with BU