Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University

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The Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University is a multidisciplinary research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2021, the Bloomberg Center for Cities serves a global community committed to improving public management, leadership, and governance in cities.

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The center unites expertise across disciplines and schools at Harvard to produce research, train current and future leaders, and develop resources for global use. Its mission is to convene, inform, inspire, and support city leaders, scholars, students, and others who work to improve the lives of city residents around the world. [1] The Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University is an interfaculty initiative by Harvard University. [2]

History

The center was founded in 2021 with Bloomberg Philanthropies , the philanthropic organization that encompasses the charitable giving of founder Michael R. Bloomberg. [3] The center hosted an opening celebration in April 2023. [4] [5]

The Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University builds on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which was launched in 2017 as a collaboration among Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to equip mayors and senior city officials to tackle complex challenges in their cities. [6]

Programs and Faculty

The center's inaugural director is Dr. Jorrit de Jong, Emma Bloomberg Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School, who has also served as the Faculty Co-chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative since its inception. The executive director of the center is David L. Margalit.

More than 50 Harvard faculty are affiliated with the center. [7] Their scholarship spans a range of disciplines, and they hold appointments at numerous Harvard graduate and professional schools, including:

The center houses several faculty-led labs and programs. As of January 2024, they include the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, the Civic Power Lab, Data-Smart City Solutions, the Equity and Just Outcomes Hub, and The People Lab. [8]

Academic activities at the center include:

Residential Faculty

The Bloomberg Center for Cities is located at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.

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References

  1. ↑ "About".Bloomberg Center for Cities. Harvard University. n.d. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Interfaculty Initiatives".Office of the Provost. Harvard University. n.d. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bloomberg Giving $150 Million to Harvard to Establish a Center for Cities". Forbes .Forbes. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Harvard launches Bloomberg Center for Cities to train municipal leaders". The Boston Globe .The Boston Globe. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Advancing progress in cities around the globe". 24 April 2023.The Harvard Gazette. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "About". Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. n.d. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Meet the 52 Faculty Named as Affiliates of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University". 31 October 2023. Bloomberg Center for Cities. n.d. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Programs". Bloomberg Center for Cities. n.d. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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