COVID-19 & Cities: Multilingual Learners & Families
On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) and Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development hosted a webinar to discuss the challenges of remote learning on multilingual learners and their families, and what’s being done to support them. Christine Leider, Clinical Assistant Professor Language Education & Program Director for Bilingual Education […]
COVID-19 & Cities: Supporting Aging Populations
On May 27, 2020, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) held a webinar to discuss the challenges and trends that aging populations face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how cities are responding. IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk moderated and was joined by: Bronwyn […]
COVID-19 & Cities: Pollution and the Environment
Recap by Carly Berke On Wednesday, May 13th, 2020, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) hosted a discussion on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pollution and urban air quality as part of our ongoing COVID-19 & Cities series. David Miller, Director of International Diplomacy at the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and former Mayor […]
COVID-19 & Cities: Municipal Fiscal Health
Recap by Carly Berke On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) hosted COVID-19 & Cities: Municipal Fiscal Health, continuing the IOC’s ongoing COVID-19 & Cities series. Christiana McFarland, Research Director at the National League of Cities, and Pam Kocher, President of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, joined IOC Director Graham Wilson to […]
After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities
Watch the recording and event highlights here. Recap by Carly Berke On Thursday, April 30th, 2020, the Boston University School of Public Health (SPH) and the Initiative on Cities (IOC) co-hosted After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities, a webinar exploring the role cities play in supporting public health during COVID-19 and as we start to emerge […]
COIVD-19 & Cities: How are they coping?
By: Carly Berke On Wednesday, April 15th, 2020, the Initiative on Cities held a webinar examining the effects of COVID-19 on cities bearing the brunt of the public health and economic crisis. IOC Director Graham Wilson joined Katherine Levine Einstein, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow at the IOC, and Bruce Katz, Founding […]
Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
By: Carly Berke On Friday, December 6th, the Initiative on Cities hosted a book talk with Jonathan Rodden to discuss his book, Why Cities Lose, which explores how the Democratic Party’s electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography. Jonathan Rodden is a Professor of Political Science, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover […]
Prison Changes People, Education Changes Prisons
By: Carly Berke On Tuesday, November 19th, the Initiative on Cities hosted a comprehensive seminar on the power of education in prison systems, as it has proven to be one of the most effective ways to decrease crime and the financial and social costs of incarceration. Moreover, inmates participating in education programs are less likely […]
Book Talk: Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Postindustrial City
Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Postindustrial City By: Carly Berke On Thursday, November 14th, the Initiative on Cities, the Latin America Studies Program, the African American Studies Program, and the Center for Latin American Studies hosted a book talk with Marion Orr, the co-editor of Latino Mayors: Political Change in the Industrial City. Orr […]
The Sounds of Boston and Beyond: The Sonic Dimension of Cities
By: Carly Berke On Tuesday, September 10th, the Initiative on Cities hosted “The Sounds of Boston and Beyond,” a seminar exploring the development of urban soundscapes and their impact on public health and community engagement. Erica Walker, Founder of Noise and the City and the Community Noise Lab at Boston University, Daniel Steele, a Visiting […]