Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm ET Location: Innovate@BU BUild Lab 730 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston “Wedge issues may be great for making headlines but they do not move us forward. Success is measured by what we accomplish together. Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Former Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf Speaks at IOC

On November 27th, former Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf visited the Initiative on Cities to discuss her efforts on sustainability and innovation within London’s electricity industry. Woolf began to speak on a Lord mayor’s numerous responsibilities, one being a “champion of the city brand” to creating opportunities within the city. Though, measuring cities can […]

After the Votes are Counted, What’s Next for America’s Cities?

Nearly two out of every three Americans live in urban areas. Cities are responsible for 75% of the US GDP. Mayors are among the most innovative and creative leaders in politics. And yet, our cities will undoubtedly be impacted by the 2016 Election and the incoming Trump administration. The Boston University Initiative on Cities invites […]

UK Cities: Coffee and Conversation with Liverpool’s Chief of Staff

England is undergoing a significant political shift at the municipal level. The creation of metro city governments is ushering in the first wave of directly elected mayors, including Mayor Joe Anderson of Liverpool. This fundamental change in the way cities operate is reviving the importance of local government and changing the power dynamic in English […]

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IOC Hosts First Speaker Series with Senator Elizabeth Warren

On April 14, 2014, the Initiative on Cities hosted Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for a roundtable discussion on the need for greater federal investment in health research. Senator Warren and IOC Co-Director Tom Menino hosted a roundtable discussion with leading medical researchers and hospital leadership. Participants highlighted the long-term repercussions of diminished federal funding, including the […]