Category: Research

Alumni Spotlight: Zach Crawford in Benin

The Peace Corps today announced its 2015 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities across the country. This year, Boston University ranked No. 24 among large schools, with 30 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. BU alumni are currently serving in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Macedonia, Madagascar, […]

Dan Connell: An Eritrean in Israel

Over 35,000 Eritrean refugees live in Israel today. Dubbed a “cancer” by right-wing politicians, just four have been granted asylum. Kifle was in the fourth grade at Bet Soira — the “Revolution School” run by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front at their rear base in Harareb — when the final battle of the 30-year struggle for independence […]