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Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC: Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life
Held on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021. Watch a recording and read a recap below. Recap by Claudia Chiappa On February 3, Read more
Request for Proposals Now Open: 2021 Early Stage Urban Research Awards
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce our annual Request for Proposals is now open for our annual Read more
MetroBridge Program Connects BU Students, Faculty & Local Governments in Fall 2020 Projects
By Claudia Chiappa In the fall 2020 semester, MetroBridge continued to benefit students at Boston University and local governments despite Read more
Faculty Friday: Phillipe Copeland
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors Report on COVID-19 Recovery and the Future of Cities
America’s Mayors Sound the Alarm on Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on their Cities, According to New Survey Without Federal Read more
Faculty Friday: Maxwell Palmer
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more
#BUandBoston: Raquel Jimenez works with Speak for the Trees in Boston
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
Can Cities Stop the Climate Crisis?
Recap by Claudia Chiappa On November, 19, 2020, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the Institute for Sustainable Read more
Faculty Friday: Ian Mashiter
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities’ (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more
Big City Africa
Held on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 Recap by Claudia Chiappa On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Boston University Initiative on Read more
Reflecting on my 2020 Fellowship with the Boston Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity
By Faith Rynda (Undergraduate, Political Science) This past summer, I was granted the opportunity to participate in the Initiative on Cities Read more
Call for Spring 2021 MetroBridge Partners
The MetroBridge program at BU's Initiative on Cities is currently seeking project partners for the Spring 2021 semester. We invite Read more
Faculty Friday: André de Quadros
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities’ (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more
How Do We Utilize Green Space in Cities to Combat Climate Change?
Monday, October 19th, 2020 1pm - 2pm ET Learn more & Register The heating up of our planet is something that Read more
Black Boston: Transforming the Arts
Watch a recording and read a recap of Black Boston: Transforming the Arts, held on October 13, 2020. Recap by Read more
New Report on COVID-19 Housing Policy
The federal government’s response to the housing challenges created by COVID-19 has been limited, leaving state and local governments to Read more
The 2020 Census: What’s at Stake? (BU Alumni Weekend)
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the BU Alumni Association held The 2020 Census: What's Read more
Meet the 2020-2021 Menino Fellow: Daniel Daponte
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce Daniel Daponte (CAS '22) as our 2020-2021 National League of Cities Read more
Climate of Crisis: How Cities Can Use Climate Action to Close the Equity Gap, Drive Economic Recovery, and Improve Public Health
How can cities meet the challenges of accelerating climate action in ways that aid economic recovery and improve the foundation Read more
Just Released! Counting the City: Mayoral Views on the 2020 Census
Bipartisan Concern Among Mayors over Census Undercount Latest Menino Survey of Mayors from Boston University Initiative on Cities, supported by Read more