The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Deep Patel has been selected as the summer 2021 Mayor’s Office of Policy & Planning Fellow. Deep was initially awarded a summer fellowship with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in Manchester, England. However, the fellowship was cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead […]
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work on campus and in the city. This week, we are highlighting Yuhei Miyauchi, Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Arts & Sciences. By Claudia Chiappa Yuhei Miyauchi has always been interested in how people […]
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) congratulates Stacy Fox, IOC’s Associate Director, and all 533 BU students, faculty, and staff that were inducted as inaugural members of Boston University’s chapter of the Alpha Alpha Alpha honor society for first-generation students. The induction included a virtual ceremony on April 26 hosted by BU’s Newbury Center, which helps […]
Held on Friday, April 30, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Friday, April 30, 2021 the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and The Trust for Public Land hosted an event on the future of urban parks in a post-COVID world featuring IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk, Mayor […]
Held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a discussion on the untold stories of civil rights leaders in Boston featuring Assistant Professor […]
IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk and Azer Bestavros, Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, have been awarded a grant from the New Venture Fund to conduct a comprehensive scan of public interest technology (PIT) activities taking place at the 43 Public Interest Technology University Network member institutions. The project aims to: Provide […]
Held on Thursday, April 15, 2021 Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On April 15, 2021 the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a virtual discussion focused on the history and legacy of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The conversation was moderated […]
By Claudia Chiappa Daniel Daponte, the Initiative on Cities’ (IOC) 2020–2021 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow, is part-way through his second semester of the fellowship, working with the NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education and Families this spring. A junior pursuing a BA in Environmental Analysis and Policy with a minor in Urban Studies, […]
By Claudia Chiappa The COVID-19 pandemic and the continuous racial tensions in the country led several local governments to recently rethink their efforts towards equity and inclusion. The City of Framingham’s Racial Equity Initiative aims to advance the city’s efforts in equity and inclusion through educating residents, engaging the in community conversations, and implementing activities […]
After three years as MetroBridge Program Manager at the Initiative on Cities (IOC), Emily Robbins is stepping down from her role at Boston University. “It has been incredibly rewarding to build a program that engages students in local government and reveals how decisions made by city leaders shape our lives and communities,” reflected Emily. “I’m […]