The Initiative on Cities is thrilled to be sending Boston University’ Timothy Ogino to Melbourne, Australia, to serve as an IOC Summer Felllow. Ogino is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Boston University School of Engineering (class of 2016). In Melbourne, he will be working with the City’s Sustainability Branch […]
How can New England’s small and medium-sized cities and towns best leverage infrastructure investment to support economic growth, resilience, and strong communities? The Initiative on Cities is joining the New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to host Our Towns Tomorrow: Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development in New […]
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce that we have partnered with the National League of Cities to offer a unique opportunity for Boston University undergraduate students – the inaugural NLC Menino Fellowship. Spanning the 2015-2016 academic year, the Menino Fellow will participate in an independent study program for the Fall 2015 Semester, supervised […]
One of the greatest modern threats facing cities lies on the balance sheet, leaving many wondering: how will we pay for cities in the future? Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City, the third city leadership summit hosted by the Initiative on Cities at Boston University, will examine the ways in which communities are tackling contemporary […]
In 2013, Mayor Tom Menino launched a first of its kind initiative to close the gender wage gap in Boston. A central component of the initiative, dubbed 100% Talent, was a voluntary employer “Compact” wherein major Boston area employers would agree to take steps to support and promote women in the workplace. The Compact included […]
One of the greatest modern threats facing cities lies on the balance sheet, leaving many wondering: how will we pay for cities in the future? Fiscal Leadership and the Modern City, the third city leadership summit hosted by the Initiative on Cities at Boston University, will examine the ways in which communities are tackling contemporary […]
Cultural images of Boston range from its venerable arts and music institutions to the seamy underworld portrayed in the film The Departed. As in many cities, these polar extremes mask a rich spectrum of urban cultures. We are pleased to announce that Rebecca Ostriker, Arts Editor for the Boston Globe, will be joining our panel […]
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce that Molly Lawrence (SPH, ’15) has been selected as the 2015 City of Boston Summer Fellow. A Masters in Public Health candidate concentrating in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at Boston University’s School of Public Health, Molly will work with Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of New Urban […]
The Initiative on Cities is excited to host Teaching the City as part of its Urban Seminar Series, a conversation with BU faculty and experts focused on engaging students with the city BU calls home. Urban universities experience all of the benefits, and many of the challenges, of cities. It seems clear that teaching about […]
The Initiative on Cities is excited to host the next edition of our Urban Seminar Series, Policing the City – a conversation on race, municipal leadership and public safety moderated by BU Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore on Monday, February 23rd, from 2:30pm-4:00pm at the Florence & Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, 4th […]