September 16, 2024, Cambridge, Massachusetts—Three Harvard faculty members have joined the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University as faculty affiliates, joining 52 other scholars and experts from nine Harvard schools and departments.

The new faculty affiliates are Maurice Cox, Emma Bloomberg Professor in Residence of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design; Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; and Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Along with the other faculty affiliates, they represent a wide range of scholarly fields, including public and nonprofit management, law, sociology, behavioral science, economics, political science, psychology, urban planning and design, public health, and more.

The center provides faculty affiliates with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in research areas important to the future of cities, including leadership, public management, artificial intelligence, climate, housing, public health, and economic development.

The Bloomberg Center for Cities serves a global community committed to improving public management, leadership, and governance. The center’s cross-Harvard collaboration unites expertise focused on cities across disciplines and schools to produce research, train leaders, and develop resources for global use.

“Each of the center’s faculty affiliates brings deep expertise and curiosity. Their drive to produce research that can inform and inspire city leaders around the world will help make cities run better,” said Bloomberg Center for Cities Director Jorrit de Jong. “I’m pleased to welcome these accomplished new affiliates to our community and look forward to the conversations, research insights, and continued contributions of Harvard faculty to delivering real-world improvements for people in cities.”