Events on the Horizon

Friday, January 19

• 5:00 PM Friday Night Lights: Dinner with Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim

  Join the Boston University Hillel and Community Service Center to welcome Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim for dinner and conversation focused on service and what Boston is really about.

Tuesday, January 23

• 9:30 AM 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors Final Report Launch

  You are cordially invited to join us for an exclusive briefing on the 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors, a project led by the Boston University Initiative on Cities and supported […]

Wednesday, January 31

• 12:00 PM Research Spotlight: 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors

  Join the IOC and the Menino Survey of Mayors research team for a discussion of findings from the 115 interviews we conducted in summer 2017. Standing as the only scientifically […]

Tuesday, February 13

• 12:00 PM Assessing and Planning for Neighborhood-Based Resiliency

  Resilient is a word used in many contexts and with varied meaning. This seminar explores what it means for a neighborhood to be resilient, able to withstand both unexpected shocks […]

Wednesday, February 21

• 12:00 PM The Best News at the Right Time: How City Politicians Communicate with Voters

  Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) at Harvard University and Northeastern University, will discuss how politicians in local government […]