COVID-19 & Cities: Municipal Fiscal Health

Recap by Carly Berke On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) hosted COVID-19 & Cities: Municipal Fiscal Health, continuing the IOC’s ongoing COVID-19 & Cities series. Christiana McFarland, Research Director at the National League of Cities, and Pam Kocher, President of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, joined IOC Director Graham Wilson to […]

After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities

Watch the recording and event highlights here.  Recap by Carly Berke On Thursday, April 30th, 2020, the Boston University School of Public Health (SPH) and the Initiative on Cities (IOC) co-hosted After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities, a webinar exploring the role cities play in supporting public health during COVID-19 and as we start to emerge […]

COIVD-19 & Cities: How are they coping?

 By: Carly Berke On Wednesday, April 15th, 2020, the Initiative on Cities held a webinar examining the effects of COVID-19 on cities bearing the brunt of the public health and economic crisis. IOC Director Graham Wilson joined Katherine Levine Einstein, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow at the IOC, and Bruce Katz, Founding […]

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

By: Carly Berke On Friday, December 6th, the Initiative on Cities hosted a book talk with Jonathan Rodden to discuss his book, Why Cities Lose, which explores how the Democratic Party’s electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography. Jonathan Rodden is a Professor of Political Science, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover […]

Partner Spotlight: BU Arts Initiative

The Initiative on Cities partners with several organizations across campus at Boston University, each of which offers unique and engaging opportunities and programming for students and faculty. This week, we’re featuring the BU Arts Initiative. What issues is Arts Initiative currently tackling, and how can students get involved? The BU Arts Initiative’s role is to ensure that all students are […]

Partner Spotlight: Innovate@BU

The Initiative on Cities partners with several organizations across campus at Boston University, each of which offers unique and engaging opportunities and programming for students and faculty. This week, we’re featuring Innovate@BU. What issues is Innovate@BU currently tackling, and how can students get involved with the center? We’re here to help students and alumni tackle […]

Partner Spotlight: Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health

The Initiative on Cities partners with several organizations across campus at Boston University, each of which offers unique and engaging opportunities and programming for students and faculty. This week, we’re featuring the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health. What issues is CISWH currently tackling, and how can students get involved?  The Center for Innovation in […]

Prison Changes People, Education Changes Prisons

By: Carly Berke On Tuesday, November 19th, the Initiative on Cities hosted a comprehensive seminar on the power of education in prison systems, as it has proven to be one of the most effective ways to decrease crime and the financial and social costs of incarceration. Moreover, inmates participating in education programs are less likely […]

Book Talk: Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Postindustrial City

Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Postindustrial City By: Carly Berke On Thursday, November 14th, the Initiative on Cities, the Latin America Studies Program, the African American Studies Program, and the Center for Latin American Studies hosted a book talk with Marion Orr, the co-editor of Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Industrial City. Orr […]