View past events from our Urban Seminar Series! Click on a post to view a recap or recording, if available. While some upcoming events may appear below, view the full list on our calendar.
Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 2023, 1:00-2:30 pm ET Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Lunch will be provided Register Join the BU Initiative on Cities and the School of Social Work for a discussion on homelessness in America. Why do some cities have higher rates of homelessness than others? What explains […]
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:00-1:30pm Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Lunch will be provided Register Join the BU Initiative on Cities and the American Politics Seminar Series for a discussion that explores why mayors rely on professional lobbyists to amplify their voices and represent their city’s interests in state […]
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 […]
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 […]
Held on Thursday, July 1, 2021 By 2050, 66 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. This panel explored how cities can be structured to support health and what we have learned about the future of urban living from the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosted with the School of Public Health Speakers: Oxiris […]
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12pm–1pm ET Click here to Register The IOC is proud to support the Boston Globe and the Civic Action Project for an event discussing how public policy and private action can be used to assure that neighborhood development shares the space and the benefits equitably with people of all ethnicities and […]
Held on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Schools in urban and suburban locations can vary immensely in quality, increasing the importance of where we send our kids to school. But why are some schools better than others? How has America’s notion of a good school deepened educational and racial inequities? The IOC and the BU Wheelock […]
Held on Friday, April 30, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Friday, April 30, 2021 the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and The Trust for Public Land hosted an event on the future of urban parks in a post-COVID world featuring IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk, Mayor […]
Held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC), BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a discussion on the untold stories of civil rights leaders in Boston featuring Assistant Professor […]
Held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Watch a recording or read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Tuesday, April 13, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and Abundant Housing MA hosted a discussion about the politics of housing and the challenges behind reforms. Mayor Yvonne Spicer of the City of Framingham joined Associate […]