Several mayors collaborate in a round-table discussion about cities at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at Bloomberg Headquarters in New York, NY.

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Meet the 50 Faculty Named as Affiliates of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University

Meet the 50 Faculty Named as Affiliates of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University

New Paper from Data-Smart City Solutions: Mexico City Digital Agency for Public Innovation

New Paper from Data-Smart City Solutions: Mexico City Digital Agency for Public Innovation

Prof. Elizabeth Linos Wins Kershaw Award for Work on Ways to Improve Governance

Sixteen Harvard Graduates Named to Second Cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows

The second cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows pose for a group photo

Sixteen Harvard Graduates Named to Second Cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of Mayors

Group portrait of forty mayors in the classroom.

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of Mayors

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative: New Research on Collaboration in Cities

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative: New Research on Collaboration in Cities

The People Lab Publishes 2023 Annual Report

The People Lab Publishes 2023 Annual Report

From Data-Smart City Solutions: A Framework for Reducing Place-Based Inequity

From Data-Smart City Solutions: A Framework for Reducing Place-Based Inequity

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Welcomes Summer 2023 Fellows

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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Welcomes Summer 2023 Fellows

Cities Look to Harvard to Help Transform Procurement Practices

Program participant in a Harvard classroom

Cities Look to Harvard to Help Transform Procurement Practices

News: Mike Bloomberg joins faculty, students, and staff to celebrate the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard

Michael Bloomberg delivers a keynote address at the opening celebration of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University

News: Mike Bloomberg joins faculty, students, and staff to celebrate the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard

Boston Globe: Harvard launches Bloomberg Center for Cities to train municipal leaders

Boston Globe: Harvard launches Bloomberg Center for Cities to train municipal leaders

How HKS is making a difference in these three cities

How HKS is making a difference in these three cities

The “Formality Effect”: New study finds formal government communications can be more effective

Graphic depicting informal communications

The “Formality Effect”: New study finds formal government communications can be more effective

Bloomberg Center for Cities welcomes 25 newly elected mayors to Harvard

Bloomberg Center for Cities welcomes 25 newly elected mayors to Harvard

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Q&A: Mike Bloomberg Talks with Stephen Goldsmith About Cities and Innovation

Data-Smart City Solutions

Q&A: Mike Bloomberg Talks with Stephen Goldsmith About Cities and Innovation

These Students and Graduates Are Helping Solve Pressing Problems at the Local Level

Bloomberg Center for Cities

These Students and Graduates Are Helping Solve Pressing Problems at the Local Level

Affiliated students and fellows talk around a table

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

St. Louis, Missouri Mayor Tishaura O. Jones speaks at an event

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

Mayor Todd Gloria of San Diego, California poses for a formal photo

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