Boston University’s 2026 Menino Scholars and Community Leaders Scholars Arrive Ready to Change Their World
Scholarships reflect BU’s investment in Boston Public Schools students and the future of the community.
Video: Leaders Among Us—President Gilliam in Conversation with Maisha Kazi (CAS’26)
Menino Scholar and editor of Off the Cuff talks about what it takes to be a good manager.
Boston University Welcomes 2025 Menino Scholars and Community Service Award Winners, a Group Driven to Learn and to Give Back
The scholarships, awarded to graduates of Boston Public Schools, represent BU’s commitment to the community.
Talent, and Scholarships, Power Boston Public School Students to BU
Menino Scholars and Community Service Award winners welcomed at annual reception.
US Mayors Address the Climate Crisis in New Report from BU’s Initiative on Cities
2022 Menino Survey of Mayors finds city leaders are eager to invest in electric vehicles, less likely to restrict fossil fuels use.
BU’s Initiative on Cities Gets New Codirector
Katharine Lusk has played a key role in University’s urban research Katharine Lusk, who has served as executive director of BU’s Initiative on Cities since its founding in 2014, has just been named codirector of the institution. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Katharine Lusk, who helped grow BU’s Initiative on Cities (IoC) into an urban information […]
Eight Big Questions US Mayors Faced in 2018
Key takeaways from annual BU-led Menino Survey on Mayors In general, the mayors surveyed in BU’s 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors said the so-called sharing economy was helping cities more than holding them back, but that concerns remain, especially about Airbnb, like this one in Boston, and its impact on hotels. Photo by Lisa Cranshaw […]
BUILD Tutoring Program Celebrates 20 Years
Pairs work-study and Boston public school students BUILD tutors and students at the Tobin School in Roxbury at their weekly book club. Photo courtesy of Michael Dennehy. The BU Initiative for Literacy Development (BUILD) sends work-study students to local public schools to tutor children and help develop literacy skills The organization celebrates its 20th anniversary […]
Leaders of US Cities Worried about Lack of Affordable Housing
IoC Menino Mayoral Survey finds cost drives people away Affordable housing and climate change were two of the biggest concerns addressed in the University’s Initiative on Cities 2017 Menino Survey of Mayors. Photo by iStock/RSfotography. If you want to get mayors of US cities talking, says BU political scientist David Glick, ask them about affordable housing. […]
Scholarships for 65 Boston High School Graduates
President Brown, Mayor Walsh honor recipients of Menino, Community Service scholarships Recipients of the Thomas M. Menino Scholarship and Community Service Award grants with Mayor Martin J. Walsh and President Robert A. Brown at a ceremony Tuesday night. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Boston University on Tuesday honored 65 Boston public high school graduates who will […]