Forum with Gubernatorial Candidate Sonia Chang-Díaz
Monday, April 25, 2022 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02446 Registration is required to attend this event. Register here! The Boston University Initiative on Cities and Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are proud to support a Forum with Gubernatorial Candidate Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz hosted by […]
How Mayors are Tackling the Racial Wealth Gap
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 […]
Bridging the Research-Policy Divide: Lessons from Cities Tackling Extreme Heat
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 […]
How Culture and Creativity Build Power in Communities of Color
Held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper The Boston University Initiative on Cities, the BU Arts Initiative, and the BU City Planning & Urban Affairs Program held a discussion with Boston’s community leaders to […]
Place Names, Boundaries, and Real-World Impacts: The Story of Upper Roxbury
Held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper The Boston University Initiative on Cities and the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library co-hosted a panel discussion, “Place Names, Boundaries, […]
“I Miss the Sound of Our Bells:” Massachusetts High School Students Reflect on Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Held on February 17, 2022. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Diya Ashtakala On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the CERES Institute for Children & Youth at BU Wheelock College hosted a webinar to […]
Justice in Urban Climate Plans: How and Where Cities Are Integrating Equity and Climate
Held on December 7, 2021. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities and Institute for Sustainable Energy hosted a panel discussion to share the latest research on equity in […]
Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment
Held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) hosted a conversation with Jessica Simes, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the BU College of […]
Boston Mayoral Student Forum
Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. 7-8pm. Watch the event here!
Beyond the City Walls: Part 1 Recording
The Politics of Resentment Held on October 18, 2021. For information on Beyond the City Walls Part 2, please click here. Cities are vibrant centers of innovation and change. In most places, however, cities themselves are mostly defined by archaic boundaries sometimes originating in the mists of history that bear little relationship to current realities. […]