Danielle Mulligan is the next Associate Director of the Initiative on Cities
We are excited to announce the Initiative on Cities’s new Associate Director joining our team this week. The IOC welcomes Danielle Mulligan, who now works with the IOC’s Executive Director and Director to help shape and carry out the center’s strategic initiatives, such as the center’s new Urban-H agenda. Danielle brings a wealth of experience […]
School of Cities, University of Toronto and Initiative on Cities, Boston University hold first SSHRC-funded workshop on research, policy and practice in relation to Climate Displacement and Cities
On September 28th, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities and the University of Toronto’s School of Cities held the first of three workshops on climate displacement in Toronto, Canada. David Miller of C40 Cities, who also sits on the IOC’s External Advisory Board, delivered an excellent keynote discussing global mayoral thoughts on climate displacement and outlining […]
Meet Joseph Harris, Metrobridge’s New Faculty Director
We are happy to announce Associate Professor of Sociology Joseph Harris will be joining the Initiative on Cities (IOC) as the MetroBridge Faculty Director. His research is situated at the interstices of sociology, political science, and public health and explores the politics of global health. He holds the 2017 Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching, the […]
Meet the 2023-2024 NLC Menino Fellow: Tammy Dong
We are pleased to announce Tammy Dong (Pardee ’24) as the 2023–2024 National League Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Tammy is a senior studying International Relations with a focus on foreign policy and security studies in Africa and the Middle East. She enjoys piecing together the puzzle of why the world is the way it is […]
Faculty Friday: Jade Brown
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work on campus and in the city. This week, we are highlighting Jade Brown, a Clinical Associate Professor of Law in the Civil Litigation & Justice Program (CLJP) at Boston University School of Law. By Jaclyn Berman Jaclyn Berman: Tell […]
IOC Releases 2023 Annual Report
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to release our 2023 Annual Report. While it has been an exciting year of change and transition, our pillars of Research, Learning, and Practice continue to guide our activities towards sustainable, just, and inclusive urban transformation. Over the past year, the IOC: Continued to lead the […]
#BUandBoston: Interview with Advocacy Director of Boston Climate Action Network Hessann Farooqi
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Sean […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dan Lesser
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight Dan Lesser, a former IOC Fellow with the Initiative on Cities. Dan is currently the Director of Operations for the Mayor’s Office of Housing. […]
Alumni Spotlight: Conor LeBlanc
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni to feature their current work, updates, and accomplishments. Today, we highlight Conor LeBlanc, a former Associate Director with the Initiative on Cities. Conor is a Senior Development Manager at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Real Estate & […]
Policing and the Punitive Politics of Local Homelessness Policy
This policy brief investigates the involvement of the police in responses to homelessness in cities across the country. We amass a wide array of data, including a novel survey of mayors and details of Homeless Outreach Teams from the nation’s 100 largest cities. We find that the police are highly influential in city homelessness policymaking and are frequently involved in implementing homelessness policy.