Providence Fellow Shares His Summer
During my summer as the Initiative on Cities fellow for the City of Providence’s Department of Innovation, I worked on researching, writing, and creating a diversity and equity plan for city employees. The fellowship and project gave me the opportunity to apply my skills as a historian to contemporary issues and learn more about the […]
IOC Fellow Jessica Bajada-Silva Reflects on Summer with City of Boston
This past summer, I was extremely fortunate to be awarded the undergraduate fellowship with the Initiative on Cities and Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground to work with the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity (MORRE) in the City of Boston. I was excited to start working in a field foreign yet familiar; I […]
2018 Manchester Fellow Shares Her Summer
Let’s Start with Housing: Manchester’s Future Planning & Development This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) on their Planning and Housing Research Team. I have been passionate about all things urban for years: from transportation planning to urban design, to urban inequalities. Most recently, after reading […]
Meet Jessica Bajada-Silva, 2018 Racial Equity Summer Fellow
The Initiative on Cities and the Howard Thurman Center are delighted to welcome Jessica Bajada-Silva as its Undergraduate Student Fellow for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity this summer. Jessica Bajada-Silva is a junior studying Environmental Analysis and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences. She currently works as […]
New Urban Mechanics Summer Fellow – Emily Rackleff
The Initiative on Cities is delighted to welcome Emily Rackleff as its Graduate Student Fellow for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics this summer. Emily Rackleff is an MBA and MS candidate in the Questrom School of Business, focusing on Social Impact and Digital Innovation respectively. She formerly served as the […]
IOC Menino Fellow to Work in National League of Cities in Washington, D.C.
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce Augustine Jimenez (Boston University Class of 2020) as our 2017-2018 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Augustine is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. Through this Fellowship, Augustine will spend the fall semester paired with a faculty member in an on-campus Directed […]
Taylor Cain: Equitable Decision Making for Boston’s Streets and My Summer as a MONUM Fellow
When I applied for the summer fellowship with the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, I knew that I would be asked to do more than think. While daunting, this shift in orientation was also exciting, and I braced myself for a summer where I might bridge my world of scholarly contemplation with my desire to directly […]
Dan Lesser: My Summer with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
Lessons from Boston’s Streets: My Summer as a MONUM Fellow Cities around the world are rapidly growing. By 2050, experts expect 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 50 percent today. As cities become more densely populated, municipal governments will need to grow and adapt city infrastructure and services to […]
Meet Sana Johnson, Inaugural National League of Cities Menino Fellow
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce Sana Johnson (Boston University Class of 2017) as the first National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Johnson is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. Through this Fellowship, Johnson will spend the fall semester paired with a faculty member in an on-campus Directed […]
IOC Summer Fellows Gaining Hands-On Experience in Local Government
Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of urban leaders, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) connects Boston University students with opportunities in local government. From the School of Public Health, the School of Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences, the 2015 IOC Summer Fellows are helping develop urban policy in cities around the world.