Tag: Bloomberg Philanthropies
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Nation & World
Two mayors talk pandemic, civic unrest, and the value of a network of peers
The Gazette recently spoke to Kathy Sheehan, mayor of Albany, N.Y., and Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Ala., and asked them to share how their experience at Harvard as part of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative prepared them to face the toughest year of their careers.
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Nation & World
Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard create new Bloomberg Center for Cities to support mayors
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University announced they will expand support for city leaders with a $150 million investment to establish the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard.
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Nation & World
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announces third class of mayors
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced the third class of 41 mayors from around the world who will participate in a yearlong education and professional development program.
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Nation & World
A summer of service to cities
Through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, student fellows this summer helped mayors around the nation to improve the lives of residents.
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Nation & World
Mayoral initiative heads for year two
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which is housed at the Ash Center, is a collaboration among Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Now entering its second year, the program helps mayors govern more creatively and effectively.
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Nation & World
The mayors, who have to make government work
Forty mayors from the United States and overseas gathered in New York City for the inaugural session of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, whose aim is to promote urban innovation.
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Nation & World
A boost for managing cities
A $32 million gift from Michael Bloomberg’s charitable foundation will support a new four-year collaboration with Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School to help hundreds of city mayors and their top staff members make government more responsive and effective for its citizens.
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Nation & World
In search of sacred spaces
Installation artist Helen Marriage, a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, conversed with Professor Rahul Mehrotra about a modern conundrum: In an increasingly secular age, can public space be spiritual? “Streets of Gold” continues the series on April 5.