Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM ET Location: Dahod Family Alumni Center (BU Castle), 225 Bay State Road The Initiative on Cities is hosting a networking event for Boston University PhD Student Urbanists on Thursday, February 2nd at 6:00 PM ET at the BU Castle. This is an opportunity to socialize with fellow […]
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road, Boston Register Join the Initiative on Cities as we host Timothy Weaver to discuss his forthcoming book, “Crime, Inequality, and Resistance in New York City: A Multiple Political Orders Perspective.” At first glance, New York City stands as a […]
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 29th, 5-7:30pm ET [Film Screening: 5-6:30pm; Panel Discussion: 6:30-7:30pm] Location: Leventhal Center Auditorium, 233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Register Join us for a screening of “A Reckoning in Boston,” a film that explores the historical impacts of multi-faceted layers of interpersonal and structural racism on Black Bostonians and the […]
Held on Monday, November 14th, 2022 Recap by Dhruv Kapadia A full video recording of the event will be posted here shortly. On Monday, November 14, 2022, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), BU Department of Romance Studies, Department of Political Science, City Planning & Urban Affairs Program, Center for Latin American Studies, Center […]
Held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Dhruv Kapadia On Thursday, October 6, 2022, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), the BU American Politics Seminar Series, and the Leventhal Map & Education Center hosted a […]
Welcome Professor Loretta Lees to BU on Monday, September 19! Talk & Panel: 4–5pm; Reception: 5-6pm.
Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:00–6:00pm ET The BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program is hosting a panel discussion to explore how researchers can partner with local government to engage residents, build trust, and inform policy. Katharine Lusk, Co-Director of the Initiative on Cities (IOC), will moderate a discussion with: Taylor Cain […]
Thursday, May 26, 2022 9:00am–3:30pm 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Metcalf Trustee Center Ballroom Open to current members of the BU community Experiential learning continues to grow as a hallmark of a Boston University education, via both new and longstanding programs across our many schools, colleges, and centers. This day-long summit will bring together BU […]
Thursday, April 14, 2022 12pm ET Virtual Event The racial wealth gap is wider for Black and Latinx families compared to White families than for any other racial identifications. Nationwide, this problem persists across a variety of assets, including housing, businesses, and retirement accounts. The Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors report on […]
Held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Diya Ashtakala On Tuesday, April 5th, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), the Boston University School of Public Health Program on Climate and Health and the URBAN Program […]