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Resources to equip current and future global leaders to improve the lives of city residents.
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The People Lab Publishes 2024 Annual Report
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Eighth Class of Mayors to Receive Executive Education Training
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Names 2024 Summer Fellows
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HKS Assistant Professor Liz McKenna Awarded Carnegie Fellowship to Research Threats to Democracy
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New Research Aims to Develop Insights on Violence Against Women Leaders
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How a Former Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Summer Fellow Is Creating Better Access to Data in Syracuse
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From Data-Smart City Solutions: Expanding Discretion and Accountability in the Context of AI
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New Research Series from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Aims to Help Government Solve Problems More Effectively
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27 Newly-Elected Mayors Begin Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days
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Meet the 52 Faculty Named as Affiliates of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
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New Paper from Data-Smart City Solutions: Mexico City Digital Agency for Public Innovation
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Prof. Elizabeth Linos Wins Kershaw Award for Work on Ways to Improve Governance
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Sixteen Harvard Graduates Named to Second Cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of Mayors
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative: New Research on Collaboration in Cities
We catalyze impact in cities, where more than half of the world’s people live
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Taking Steps Toward Transforming Healthcare in Monterrey
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The People Lab
Designing and Testing Methods for Take-up of Economic Impact Payments
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Global impact
The program helped us sharpen our skills, learn new ideas, and prepare us to lead our cities into the future.Mayor Tishaura O. Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
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The instructors challenge you to grow. The other mayors become your friends. I’m better at my job because of it and my city is the beneficiary.Mayor Todd Gloria
San Diego, California
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Thanks to the knowledge and support the Bloomberg Center for Cities has provided, our municipal care system is now a reality.Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas
Monterrey, Mexico
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Here at the Center
Multidisciplinary research, innovative labs and fellowships, illuminating classroom experiences, global convenings, and more.
- Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
- Civic Power Lab
- Data-Smart City Solutions
- The People Lab
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Pioneering Research
We pursue multidisciplinary research to generate practical knowledge, tools, and ideas in response to real-world challenges.
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY
Administration & Society
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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🌏 🫱🏾🫲🏻By joining forces, cities can learn from each other,…
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39 mayors started the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s yearlong…
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🎉🏢 Welcome to our eighth class of mayors! 39 mayors…
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Distressed properties and unauthorized dwellings jeopardize safety and health. Read…
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