How is the Initiative on Cities Making a Difference in Urban Scholarship?

We catalyze early-stage research that deepens understanding of cities and urban populations. Today, with over half the world’s population living in urban areas, it is more crucial than ever for scholars and practitioners to address the complex challenges facing 21st-century cities – and to shape the policies and practices that will shape their future. If you are a member of the BU community and interested in submitting a proposal, we encourage you to review our annual requests for proposals, which typically open in December or January.  
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  • Paula Austin

    Faculty Friday: Paula Austin

    October 29, 2021
    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 Paula Austin, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. By Diya Ashtakala Diya Ashtakala: Tell me […]

  • Faculty Friday: Phillipe Copeland

    December 4, 2020
    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 Phillipe Copeland, Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. By Claudia Chiappa Claudia Chiappa: Tell me a little bit about yourself and […]
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    Faculty Friday: Rébecca Bourgault

    March 24, 2023
    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 Rébecca Bourgault, Chair of Art Education and Assistant Professor of Art, Art Education at the College of Fine Arts. By Jaclyn Berman Jaclyn Berman: […]

  • Faculty Friday: Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes

    March 25, 2022
    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 Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and the Associate Director of the Immigrant’s Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic at BU School of […]
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    Faculty Friday: Stephanie Curenton

    October 18, 2019
    Stephanie Curenton, Ph.D. is a tenured associate professor in the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and the Director of the Ecology of School Readiness Lab. She studies the social, cognitive, and language development of low-income and minority children within various ecological contexts, such as parent-child interactions, early childhood education programs, early childhood […]

  • Faculty Friday: Yannis Paschalidis

    March 8, 2019
    Professor Yannis Paschalidis is a professor in the College of Engineering and the Director of the Center for Information and Systems Engineering. He has appointments in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Division of Systems Engineering, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.  Tell me about yourself. YP: I’m an engineer by training. I am in Electrical and Computer […]
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    Faculty Friday: Yuhei Miyauchi

    May 7, 2021
    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 Yuhei Miyauchi, Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Arts & Sciences.  By Claudia Chiappa Yuhei Miyauchi has always been interested in how people […]

  • Fall 2024 Event Spotlight: Allston Multimodal Project and Reknitting the Allston Community

    December 20, 2024
     By Sean Waddington On October 2nd, the Boston University Initiative on Cities and City Planning and Urban Affairs Program hosted a wide-ranging discussion on the Allston Multimodal Project – a Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) initiative seeking to realign the Massachusetts Turnpike at the Allston Interchange. BU School of Law Lecturer Rob DiAdamo moderated […]
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    Feb 4th Panel Discussion: The Boston Public Schools’ Assignment Plan

    January 28, 2016
    In 2014, Boston Public Schools (BPS) switched to a new school assignment plan, developed through dozens of community meetings and countless discussions with the City of Boston, BPS officials, and members of the public. Two years in, is the plan working? What does a “fair” school assignment system look like? And is fairness the same […]
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    Film Screening of Shadowlands with Producer Nida Kirmani

    March 20, 2023
    Date & Time: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 5:00-6:15 pm ET Location: 121 Bay State Road, Boston. MA 02215 RSVP Join the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia and the Initiative on Cities for a featured film screening of Shadowlands, followed by a discussion with producer Nida Kirmani. This documentary follows two residents of […]