Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies
Other name | Pardee School |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2014 |
| Founder | Frederick S. Pardee |
Parent institution | Boston University |
| Dean | Scott Taylor |
Academic staff | 50 |
Administrative staff | 25 |
| Students | 1,000 |
| Address | 121 Bay State Road , , , United States 42°21′01″N 71°05′56″W / 42.3504°N 71.0989°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English |
| Founding Dean | Adil Najam |
| Colors | Aquamarine |
| Affiliations | APSIA |
| Website | bu |
The Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies (formally Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies) is the school of international studies at Boston University.
The school was officially established in 2014 by consolidating and renaming a number of long-established programs in international and regional studies at Boston University dating back to 1953. The current dean of the Pardee School is Scott D. Taylor, an American scholar of African politics and political economy, with a particular focus on business-state relations, private sector development, governance, and political and economic reform. The Pardee School has nearly 1,000 students, including about 800 undergraduate students. It offers six graduate degrees, two graduate certificates, five undergraduate majors, and seven undergraduate minors, and also brings together seven centers and programs of regional and thematic studies.