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During the month of June 2026, students who were enrolled in BU’s study abroad class, IR 421/621, or “Global Governance and Global Challenges,” engaged with practitioners from eight international agencies — including the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the UN Human Rights Council, among others....
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the Institute of International Studies (IEI) at the University of Chile, one of Latin America’s oldest and most distinguished centers for the study of global affairs. Founded in 1966, the IEI has built a strong regional and international reputation for its interdisciplinary approach to international relations, examining political, legal, economic, and historical dimensions of global issues. Heine’s appointment reflects both his significant contributions to global policy scholarship and his longstanding ties to Chile’s premier academic institutions....
Professor Noora Lori co-edited a special issue of Migration Studies (Oxford University Press, 2026) that was published this June, and co-authored the introduction article titled “Mobile Temporalities and Political Possibilities: Expanding the Temporal Turn in Migration Studies.” Co-written with Anne McNevin (The New School for Social Research) and Loren B. Landau (University of Oxford), the introduction launches a collaborative, cross-disciplinary project that brings together scholars from politics, sociology, geography, and anthropology to rethink how time shapes, and is shaped by, human migration and mobility....
“The camaraderie and collegiality of all member schools, including the sharing of ideas, challenges, [and] best practices has helped us to develop our Career Development Program, Professional Development Committee, Career Treks to Washington DC, and many others. ”
“We routinely use the APSIA network to recruit for highly talented graduates to join our agency and accomplish our mission. ”