Meet the 2019-2020 NLC Menino Fellow: Elizabeth Clackson
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce Elizabeth Clackson (Boston University Class of 2022) as our 2019-2020 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Elizabeth is a Political Science major who hopes to work in public policy and urban governance. Through this Fellowship, Elizabeth will spend the fall semester paired with IOC Director […]
Natalia Chavez: My Summer with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
Mitigating Displacement for Small Businesses and Nonprofits By Natalia Chavez Innovation is not usually associated with government. Government has been thought to be uncreative, inefficient, and overly bureaucratic, and in many instances, I’ve seen this to be true. So when I saw there was a summer fellowship at the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban […]
A Conversation with NLC Menino Fellow Adam Bieda
2018 – 2019 NLC Menino Fellow Adam Bieda From September 2018: The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce Adam Bieda (Boston University Class of 2019) as our 2018 – 2019 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Adam is a graduating senior pursuing a double major in English and Economics. Through this Fellowship, Adam […]
Dr. David Carballo: Social Inequality and Community Archaeology at America’s First Metropolis: Teotihuacan, Mexico
By Carly Berke The Initiative on Cities has hosted the Urban Inequalities Workshop for the past three years. Faculty and PhD students are invited to lead open discussions on their current research in this space. The Urban Inequalities Workshop approaches the topic of urban inequality from different disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical angles. Presentations are led by […]
Cities Joining Ranks: Policy Networks on the Rise
On Monday, April 23, 2018, the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, launched Cities Joining Ranks — Policy Networks on the Rise. This new report details the activities, visibility, value, and membership of city-to-city policy networks and provides the first evaluation of city peer groups based on joining behavior. […]
2017 Menino Survey of Mayors
On January 23, 2018, the Boston University Initiative on Cities released its fourth annual Menino Survey of Mayors, the only scientifically valid and representative survey of American mayors. The 2017 Menino Survey was built on interviews with 115 mayors from 39 states and was funded by Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation. Initiated in […]
Karl Dean Completes Term as Mayor-In-Residence
Karl Dean, the former Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, completed his term as the first Initiative on Cities Mayor-in-Residence in May 2016. As Mayor-In-Residence, Mayor Dean spent the 2016 spring semester on the Boston University campus as a member of the IOC team, helping to reinforce our focus on […]
Meet the 2017-2018 NLC Menino Fellow: Augustine Jimenez
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce Augustine Jimenez (Boston University Class of 2020) as our 2017 – 2018 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Jimenez is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. Through this Fellowship, Jimenez will spend the fall semester paired with a faculty member in an […]
Mapping Amman, Jordan: A 21st Century City
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Professor Betty Anderson, in cooperation with Georgetown Associate Professor Fida Adely, seek to conduct a mapping study in order to understand the modern population of Amman. A growing private sector and Jordan’s status as one of the safest countries in the Middle East has made Amman a safe haven for immigrants […]
Introducing Our 2017 Summer Interns & Fellows
The Boston University (BU) Initiative on Cities is proud to share the 2017 class of Summer Fellows. Chosen from a group of competitive BU graduate and undergraduate students, the 2017 Summer Fellows will work closely with local governments on projects that demonstrate a commitment to urban leadership. Omolara “Lara” Adekeye – Mayor’s Office of Resilience […]