Mayor Marty Walsh’s nomination as Secretary of Labor for the Biden administration marks a new mayoral race for Boston — one that could quickly become historic. The dawn of a new era in Boston government marks an opportunity to reflect on the city’s largely white history, and the power and influence a Boston mayor uniquely possesses.
One week after Election Day and a few days after the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election, BU students, faculty and staff gathered virtually to reflect on the election Tuesday night.
Boston University’s Initiative on Cities and the National League of Cities presented their latest research findings at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas Sunday afternoon, detailing that most U.S. mayors who were surveyed said access to education, housing, healthcare and job opportunities were better for white people.
About 35 members of the Boston University community attended a panel hosted by the Initiative on Cities in which several public servants evaluated the relationship between city, state and federal governments...
Approximately 20 members of the Boston University community gathered early Wednesday afternoon for a panel, “Faith and the City,” to discuss the role of religion in modern cities.
The seminar,...
Boston University students, staff and faculty gathered Wednesday afternoon in the Questrom School of Business to learn how BU students play an important role in improving the community in the surrounding...
Following the death of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was also co-director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, the future of the program is uncertain, but members of the center will...
Members of the Boston University community mourned the loss of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Thursday and reflected on his contributions to campus. Menino, 71, died after battling an advanced form...
Former Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and co-director of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University died Thursday. He was 71 and diagnosed with an advanced cancer shortly after leaving office in January.
Menino’s...
The Initiative on Cities at Boston University released its first report Tuesday since the creation of the program, which found Boston to be one of the most influential cities in the United States.
BU...
Six weeks after beginning his work as the co-director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that he has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer.
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