Partner Spotlight: Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
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 Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. What issues is the Howard Thurman Center currently tackling? The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground (HTC) is […]
Rip Off or Reasonable? Cities & Corporate Financial Incentives
Businesses are potentially more mobile today than ever before and have a wide range of options on where to locate. Cities and state try hard to attract investment; as in the competition for Amazon’s HQ2, they often promise significant sums in tax rebates, subsidies and services. On Friday, October 18th, the Initiative on Cities held a […]
Faculty Friday: Stephanie Curenton
Stephanie Curenton, Ph.D. is a tenured associate professor in the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and the Director of the Ecology of School Readiness Lab. She studies the social, cognitive, and language development of low-income and minority children within various ecological contexts, such as parent-child interactions, early childhood education programs, early childhood […]
Keeping A Good Thing Going: Sustaining Economic Growth in Our Cities
Keeping A Good Thing Going: Sustaining Economic Growth in Our Cities By: Carly Berke On Wednesday, October 2nd, the Initiative on Cities welcomed Alan Harding, the Chief Economic Adviser to the Mayor of Metropolitan Manchester, and Midori Morikawa, Director of Business Strategy for the City of Boston, to discuss sustaining economic growth in cities and […]
Women’s Political Empowerment A Century After the 19th Amendment: Reflections by Women Mayors
By: Carly Berke The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified exactly 100 years ago, is one of the most important victories in the history of women’s rights, given it confirmed that “the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” One […]
The Sounds of Boston and Beyond: The Sonic Dimension of Cities
By: Carly Berke On Tuesday, September 10th, the Initiative on Cities hosted “The Sounds of Boston and Beyond,” a seminar exploring the development of urban soundscapes and their impact on public health and community engagement. Erica Walker, Founder of Noise and the City and the Community Noise Lab at Boston University, Daniel Steele, a Visiting […]
Faculty Friday: Noora Lori
Professor Noora Lori is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies. She is also the Founding Director of the Pardee School Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking Tell me a little bit about yourself. NL: I was born and raised in Bahrain, and I did my Ph.D at Johns […]
Faculty Friday: Yannis Paschalidis
Professor Yannis Paschalidis is a professor in the College of Engineering and the Director of the Center for Information and Systems Engineering. He has appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Division of Systems Engineering, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Tell me about yourself. YP: I’m an engineer by training. I am in Electrical and Computer […]
Faculty Friday: Jeannette Guillemin
Each week, Faculty Friday highlights a member of the IOC Faculty Advisory Board by exploring their work at Boston University and examining their impact on urban studies and city development. This week, we’re speaking with Jeannette Guillemin. Jeannette Guillemin is an arts advocate, counselor, and professor in the College of Fine Arts. In addition to serving […]
Faculty Friday: Louis Chude-Sokei
Professor Louis Chude-Sokei joined the BU community last year as a Professor of English and the Director of the African American Studies program. He focuses on the intersection of race and technology, publishing several works examining the literary, political, and social elements of the African Diaspora. Chude-Sokei is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Black Scholar, […]