The Initiative on Cities is delighted to welcome Juliahna Green as its Undergraduate Student Fellow for the City of Manchester, England, for the summer. Juliahna Green is a senior studying economics in the College of Arts and Sciences. She currently interns at Roca, a local not-for-profit aimed to combat cyclical poverty. In the past, she […]
The Initiative on Cities and the Howard Thurman Center are delighted to welcome Jessica Bajada-Silva as its Undergraduate Student Fellow for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity this summer. Jessica Bajada-Silva is a junior studying Environmental Analysis and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences. She currently works as […]
On April 18, Jen Doleac visited the Initiative on Cities to lecture on programs and policies to productively incorporate the formerly-incarcerated into their communities, such as transitional jobs, cognitive behavioral therapy, and reduced supervision. Doleac is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Batten School, and Director of the Justice Tech Lab […]
The Initiative on Cities is delighted to welcome Emily Rackleff as its Graduate Student Fellow for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics this summer. Emily Rackleff is a MBA and MS candidate in the Questrom School of Business, focusing on Social Impact and Digital Innovation respectively. She formerly served as the […]
On April 11th, BU School of Public Health Professor Michael Siegel and former Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges visited the Initiative on Cities to discuss firearm violence and community/police relations. Siegel discussed his research on the link between structural racism and fatal police shooting, and Hodges detailed her work as mayor surrounding policing and community building. […]
The Initiative on Cities is delighted to welcome Johnathan Williams as its Graduate Student Fellow for the City of Providence’s Department of Innovation this summer. Johnathan Williams is a Ph.D. candidate in History in the College of Arts and Sciences. He received in BA and MA from the University of Northern Iowa, where he focused […]
The Initiative on Cities is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Champion as its Undergraduate Student Fellow for the City of Manchester, England, for the summer. Elizabeth Champion is a sophomore studying economics in the College of Arts and Science. Last fall, she worked as a Community Planning Intern for the City of Boston Planning and Development […]
The Initiative on Cities is delighted to congratulate Claire Tran, our Marketing and Communications Intern, on her new job. She’ll be starting a year-long fellowship at CityLab, a sister site for The Atlantic which focuses on urban life and policy. As a fellow, Claire will be researching, reporting, and writing on local and national issues. […]
On March 20th, David Lammy, the Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham in London, England, visited the Initiative on Cities to discuss issues within his constituency, the impact of Brexit, and the goals of the Labour Party. Read about his visit here.
Faculty Friday highlights a Boston University faculty member by exploring their work at Boston University and their thoughts on cities. This week, we’re speaking with Jessica Simes. Simes serves as an assistant professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Learn more about her research regarding urban neighborhood inequality and mass incarceration here.