Open Opportunities for BU Faculty & Students
Summer Fellowships The IOC is accepting applications from BU undergraduate and graduate students for our 2020 Summer Fellowships with the Cities of Boston, Providence, and Manchester, UK. Graduate Student Opportunities City of Boston, MA: Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) City of Providence, RI: Department of Innovation Undergraduate Student Opportunities: Manchester, England: Greater Manchester […]
New Program for BU Faculty: Public Impact Scholars
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce a new two-day program to equip BU faculty with skills and knowledge to influence local and state policy and discourse for positive societal impact. Through our Public Impact Scholars program, faculty will have an opportunity to gain new perspectives on state and local government, evidence-based […]
2019 Menino Survey of Mayors
MAYORS TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: LET’S TALK INFRASTRUCTURE Latest Menino Survey of Mayors from Boston University Initiative on Cities, supported by Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, also Addresses Opportunity Zones, Climate Change, and the Future of Work According to the Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors—the only national representative survey […]
New Policy Briefs on Mayors’ Housing Production Goals & Use of Economic Incentives
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is pleased to release two new policy briefs based on findings from the 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors. These briefs provide additional context and deeper understanding of mayoral perspectives on housing production goals and on the use of economic incentives to attract new businesses. Mayoral Views on Housing Production: […]
Join our team! Seeking a full-time Program Manager & Administrator
Have a passion for urban issues? Looking to join a dynamic team that catalyzes research on, in, and with cities? Apply to be our Program Manager & Administrator! We are looking for a talented candidate to coordinate and execute core IOC programs that support the BU faculty and student community and raise the profile of […]
New! Working Paper Series & Faculty Affiliate Program
The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce two new opportunities for the BU community launching this Fall 2019: IOC Working Paper Series To help publicize and promote academic research on cities or urban populations, the Initiative is launching a Working Paper Series. This online repository of papers will help increase the visibility of academic […]
Professor Tony Janetos, 1954-2019
It is with great sorrow that we learned that Professor Tony Janetos passed away on August 6th after battling pancreatic cancer. Tony has given extraordinary service to the University in his leadership of the Pardee Center, the Department of Earth and Environment, and BU’s Climate Action Plan. His impact on the University will endure for […]
Speaker John Bercow Visits BU Initiative on Cities
On May 29, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities was honored to welcome the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, John Bercow, as part of a series of visits by major public figures. Students from IOC Director Professor Graham Wilson’s British Politics class and members of the BU faculty representing the College of […]
Just Released: Mayors and the Health of Cities
Today, the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi and the Rockefeller Foundation, launched Mayors and the Health of Cities, a new report that sheds light on how US mayors perceive and prioritize the health of their cities in the context of existing urban health data. The report also highlights promising city-led initiatives […]
Meeting the Challenge: Global Innovations in Urban Housing
As America’s housing crisis persists, high-cost cities increasingly face three immediate challenges: affordability, public housing, and homelessness. On April 8-9, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities hosted Meeting the Challenge: Global Innovations in Urban Housing, an international conference to address these challenges. Participants featured the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum (HCHF), a peer-to-peer group comprised of […]