Education

Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Featured Lecturers
September
10	What Makes a City a City? A Multidisciplinary Approach to Urban Issues How Metro Regions Rank Key Challenges facing Metro regions in the 21^st Century Greater Boston in Transition: The Triple Revolution	Bluestone & Grogan
	*The Rise of Urban America*
17	Concepts of Urban Growth	Mary Stevenson Russell Williams
24	Urban Transformation from the 17^th to 21^st Century	Barry Bluestone Russell Williams
October
1	The Meaning of Urban Community How does a City foster a Spirit of Community? What Stresses undermine Community? Neighborhood Cohesion, Segregation, and Integration	Bluestone James Carroll Barry Shrage
8	Urban Transportation & Infrastructure Urban Transportation Public Mega-Projects	Bluestone Stephanie Pollack David Luberoff Fred Salvucci
15	Urban Housing Markets, Land Use, and Sustainability The Supply and Demand for Housing New Housing Policies for Economic Development Urban Sprawl vs. Smart Growth	Bluestone & Grogan Doug Foy Bonnie Heudorfer
22	Urban Economic Development Public Policies to Create Competitive Advantage Role of Technology & Entrepreneurship	Bluestone & Grogan Bob Culver Desh Deshpande Tim Ferguson
29	Urban Education The Role of the Schools Public, Charters, and Pilot Schools	Grogan & Bluestone Chris Gabrieli Michael Goldstein
November
5	Urban Safety and Neighborhood Security The Role of Police in the Community Creating Defensible Space	Grogan & Bluestone Ed Davis Robert Lewis, Jr.
12	Urban Public Finance Financing Local Government State Revenue Sharing	Bluestone Jay Ash Leslie Kirwan Michael Widmer
19	Working with Public Employee Unions The Role of Public Employee Unions Negotiating with Public Unions A new "Grand Bargain"	Bluestone & Grogan Thomas J. Gosnell Scott Lang Robert McKiersie
26	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December
3	The Plight of the Metro Area Newspaper The Role of the City Newspaper New Media and the City	Steve Burgard Renee Loth Danny Okrent Adrian Walker
10	Urban Leadership and Civic Engagement The Role of Public Leaders The Role of Business Leaders The Role of Anchor Institutions	Grogan & Bluestone Mayor Menino Paul Guzzi Joseph Aoun