Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

RAPPAPORT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2008 RAPPAPORT PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS During the Rappaport Institute's Spring Advisory Board Meeting, the 2008 Rappaport Institute Public Policy Fellows were introduced. Thirteen students were chosen from eight schools to participate in our 10-week summer fellowship. These students will work at state or local agencies for twelve weeks during the summer. (MORE)

RAPPAPORT INSTITUTE RELEASES WORKING PAPER ON CRIME IN BOSTON A new Rappaport Institute Working Paper by Anthony Braga, David Hereau, and Christopher Winship has been released. This paper, entitled "Losing Faith: Police, Black Churches, and the Resurgence of Youth Violence in Boston" focuses on the upsurge in youth violence after the "Boston Miracle" of the 1980s. (MORE)

GREEN CITIES CONFERENCE MATERIALS: On March 5, 2008, the Rappaport Institute co-sponsored a half-day conference on Green Cities: Lessons from Boston and Beyond at the Boston Public Library. Materials from the conference, including opening remarks by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust, powerpoint presentations, and articles from the Boston University Free Press, the Harvard Crimson, and the Harvard Gazette are now available. (MORE)

EDS, MEDS, AND MUNICIPALITIES CONFERENCE MATERIALS: On April 7, 2008, the Rappaport Institute co-sponsored a half-day conference on Eds, Meds, and Municipalities at the College of the Holy Cross. Materials from the conference are now available. (MORE)

Contact the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at:
The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston | John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street | Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.495.5091 | Fax: 617.496.1722 | Email: polly@rappaportinstitute.org
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