Opportunities for Undergraduates

The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston offers students a variety of opportunities to learn about Greater Boston and to become more involved in the region’s governance.

Information: By both sponsoring new research and collecting information on existing research, the Institute aims to become a leading source of information on Boston-related, policy-relevant research being done by scholars at the region’s leading colleges and universities. This information is disseminated through public events, publications, articles in the local media, and on our website.

The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government assists student research on Boston and it surrounding communities by connecting students writing senior theses and major research papers to information, research, and policy networks.

• Connecting students to policy-relevant information about Greater Boston through our information portal
• Connecting students to recent academic research. To subscribe to our Policy Notes, please send an email to majordomo@ksglist.harvard.edu with "subscribe Rappaport_Policy_Notes" in the body.
• Discussing potential research projects to brainstorm about topics and define feasible research questions
• Connecting students to policy makers and civic leaders within the Greater Boston community

Research: The Institute honors and helps disseminate high-quality student research. A call for such papers will go out this spring.

Events: The Institute sponsors a variety of free public events on key regional issues that feature a combination of scholars, practitioners, and civic leaders. The Institute also works with student groups to develop and host other public events on policy-related issues in the region. All undergraduates are encouraged to attend the Boston 101 Speakers' Series. If you would like to be notified regarding upcoming events, please email Polly O'Brien.

Somerville/Cambridge Latino History Project

The Somerville/Cambridge Latino Community History Project documents the arrival and integration of the Latino community in Somerville and Cambridge, Massachusetts through interviews, recorded oral histories and field research. (More)

Building Boston in the 19th and 20th Century
May 10, 2005

A capstone conference for student research on Boston 's built environment from American Studies professor Lizabeth Cohen’s undergraduate history class. The conference was held May 10, 2005. (More)

Feel free to contact us at (617) 495-5091 or email Polly O'Brien