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September 16, 2022

September 16, 2022

Taylor Hawthorne September 16, 2022

Happy Friday! Today on East to West we cover Updates on the Northeastern Package Explosion, Pardee’s New Dean, President Biden’s Moonshot Speech, and more. Click here to stream this episode of...

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Scott Taylor appointed as the new dean for Pardee School of Global Studies

Sangmin Song September 12, 2022
Scott Taylor is the new dean for BU’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam spoke at a virtual panel hosted by Boston University’s Alumni and Friends on Tuesday about the impacts of climate change. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH, Pardee deans hold ‘fireside chat’ on climate change

Anuj Sawhney November 16, 2020
This year is projected to be the warmest or second-warmest year on record. Climate change is expected to affect all areas of the globe, and in some manners, it already has.
East to West: January 31, 2020

East to West: January 31, 2020

Justin Tang January 31, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover a former BU researcher’s indictment by US attorneys, a new voting initiative on campus, changes to the Green Line in West Campus, and more. This episode...

Pardee Dean Adil Najam reflects on death of Sharat Kumar Nambiar, Pardee senior

Samantha Kizner January 29, 2020
Sharat Kumar Nambiar, a senior in the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, passed away in a car accident in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 25. Rohit Krishnakumar, Nambiar’s childhood friend and a university student in Britain, was also killed in the accident.
Boston University Professor of the Practice of International Relations Robert Loftis was appointed the new associate dean for studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Friday. COURTESY ROBERT LOFTIS

Robert Loftis named Pardee associate dean for studies

Samantha Kizner January 28, 2020
Robert Loftis, a former U.S. ambassador to Lesotho and current international relations professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was named associate dean for studies at Pardee Jan. 24. 

Pardee professor Augustus Norton dies at 72

Alex LaSalvia February 25, 2019
Augustus Richard Norton, a professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, died Wednesday at the age of 72.
Michael Corgan, an associate professor of international relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been teaching at BU since 1985. COURTESY OF THE PARDEE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES

BU Pardee professor Michael Corgan dies suddenly at 77

Alex LaSalvia November 28, 2018

Boston University professor and U.S. Navy veteran Michael Corgan died unexpectedly on Nov. 20 at age 77 due to complications from a cancer-related surgery. Corgan, an associate professor of international...

From left to right: Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Perry Mehrling, Georgi Panterov and Adil Najam speak at an event Wednesday titled “Beyond the Headlines: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain,” hosted by the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. COURTESY OF CHRIS GAMBON/ THE PARDEE SCHOOL

Pardee, MSSA discuss blockchain’s future in ‘Beyond the Headlines’ forum

Eduard Miska October 8, 2018
Adil Najam, dean of Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, held a discussion with cryptocurrency and blockchain experts to unravel the complexities of the topic and address potentially concerning aspects of the field.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell in the Law Auditorium on Wednesday evening. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell discusses changing U.S. role in Middle East

Haley Lerner March 15, 2018
George Mitchell, a former U.S. Senate majority leader, discussed the United States’ involvement in the Middle East during a lecture Wednesday night. It was the fourth installment of the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture Series.
Ban Ki-Moon, the eighth secretary-general of the UN, after the inaugural ceremony for BU’s Global Development Policy Center on Wednesday morning. PHOTO BY JACQUELINE YI ZHOU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ban Ki-moon speaks at GDP Center inauguration

Haley Lerner March 1, 2018

Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, gave an address at the inaugural ceremony for Boston University's Global Development Policy Center on Wednesday at the Frederick S....

Global Development Policy Center discussion promotes research across disciplines

Shaun Robinson February 13, 2018

The Boston University Global Development Policy Center will have its inaugural ceremony later this month, but it's already bringing the BU community together for dialogue on solving global issues. Professors,...

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