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Pardee's African Studies Center transforms students through FLAS Fellowships in African language study. From Wolof in Senegal to Igbo in Nigeria, fellows gain invaluable cultural immersion while receiving full funding. Discover how our students bridge continents through language.
Dean Scott Taylor attended the 12th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Johannesburg, where over 500 leaders convened to address global democratic challenges. Taylor, an expert in African politics, highlighted the resilience of pro-democracy movements and the inspiring role of young leaders in shaping the future of democracy worldwide.
Seven years ago, after being rejected from Boston University, Fotouh Khaled AlAwadhi would walk down Commonwealth Avenue, watching BU students pass by and wondering, "What do all these people have that I don't?" Today, that same path tells a different story. Not only has she completed her bachelor's degree at BU, but she has just...
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...
This semester, Urban Refuge, a platform designed to connect displaced individuals with essential resources, participated in BostonHacks, one of Boston's most innovative student hackathons. The event saw students from universities across the city come together to develop technology-driven solutions to critical social challenges. Urban Refuge’s challenge asked students to create a privacy-centered website to map...
On November 18, the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a career networking roundtable as part of Professor Dr. Noora Lori's Urban Refuge Reunion Initiative, bringing together alumni from the 2016 Forced Migration and Human Trafficking class with the 2024 cohort. Six distinguished alumni—Meaghan Delaney, Sara Lopez Gonzalez, Ellie Hitt, Raina Kadavil, Victoria...
Professor Shamiran Mako has been nominated for two prestigious teaching honors: the 2025 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 2025 Provost's Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. These nominations recognize her exceptional contributions to both scholarship and teaching in international relations and Middle Eastern politics.
In the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Joseph Wippl, former CIA officer and damage assessment team member, provides unprecedented first-hand account of the investigation following America's most devastating spy case.
Professor Sanne Verschuren receives Stanton Foundation grant to study strategic weapons development and nuclear deterrence, combining extensive archival research across four countries with an elite-level survey of defense community experts.