IoC 2016 Survey of Mayors Finds Poverty a Top Issue
City leaders nationwide say minorities, immigrants being left behind The 2016 Menino Survey of Mayors, issued by BU’s Initiative on Cities, finds that mayors are increasingly worried about the lack of job opportunities for the middle class. Photo by Flickr contributor Lorianne DiSabato. The nation’s mayors say that poverty is the most pressing economic issue […]
BU Mourns Loss of Former Mayor Menino (Hon.’01)
Made Boston one of the world’s most inclusive cities Thomas Menino (Hon.’01), director of BU’s Initiative on Cities, signs copies of his recent book, Mayor for a New America, during an event at the Castle October 16, 2014. Photo by Cydney Scott. Thomas M. Menino 1942-2014: The Boston University community joins the city in mourning the […]