#  Reimagining the City-University Connection 

 





November 02, 2011

 

 

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The symposium "[Reimagining the City-University Connection](http://www.reimagining-the-city-university-connection.com/)," co-created by [Chris Winship](/) and [Rob Sampson](http://scholar.harvard.edu/sampson/) and jointly sponsored by the City of Boston, [Harvard's Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston](http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/rappaport), and [Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (RIAS)](http://www.radcliffe.edu/) was extremely sucessful! Held on October 21, the conference featured a broad range of leading experts who came together to consider collaborative efforts between cities and universities. Some topics higlighted in 4 panel discussions over the course of the day included: preventing and responding to violence; governance through new technologies; improving urban education; and the challenges of implementation. The [full conference agenda](http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/rappaport/events-and-news/past-boston-101-events/reimagining-the-city-university-connection-integrating-research,-policy,-and-practice) reflects the diverse range of scholarship presented during the day, and as echoed in commentary in the [Harvard Gazette](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/10/where-town-meets-gown/) and Harvard Magazine \[[1](http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/10/reimagining-city-university-connection)\] \[[2](http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/10/high-tech-intersections)\] following the event, [these productive discussions have long been needed](http://www.radcliffe.edu/about/news/2011studyBoston.aspx).







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Robert J. Sampson

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Anthony Braga + Paula Johnson



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Daniel Linsky, Felton Earls + Deborah Allen









 

 

 



 

 

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