News & Blog
New Publication: “What Constitutes Engaged Dialogue in Urban Research? Thoughts From a Long Time ‘Outside-Insider'”
Initiative on Cities Director Loretta Lees recently published a plenary in Dialogues in Urban Research focusing on inclusionary dialogue in Read more
#BUandBoston: BU Community Garden
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
Annual Cities Talk Lecture: Comparative and Engaged Research in Urban Politics: Productive Tensions?
Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road When: Monday, November 20, 2023, 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET Comparative analysis Read more
Careers in Transportation Information Session
On Thursday, November 16th, from 4:00-5:30 pm, the Initiative on Cities and City Planning & Urban Affairs program co-hosts a Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
#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 Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Dan Lesser
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni Read more
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 Read more
Policy Brief: Policing and the Punitive Politics of Local Homelessness Policy
Authors: Alisa Dewald (Research Assistant; Boston University Initiative on Cities), Dr. Katherine Levine Einstein (Boston University Initiative on Cities; Department of Political Read more
Stacy Fox Promoted to Executive Director of the Initiative on Cities
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Associate Director Stacy Fox to the position of Executive Director at the Read more
Meet Andrea Catania, 2023 Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Fellow
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is happy to announce Andrea Catania (MET Gastronomy) has been selected as the Read more
Meet Zakaria Elkawa, 2023 Climate Ready Boston Intern
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is happy to announce that Zakaria Elkawa (CAS, Pardee '23) has been selected for Read more
Meet Destiny Perkins, 2023 City of Boston’s Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Summer Intern
The Boston University Initiative on Cities and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are happy to announce that Destiny Perkins Read more
Meet Our Postdoctoral Research Associate: Kenton Card
The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce our Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kenton Card! Kenton will be joining us on Read more