I waited. The Fall of 2006 passed. January 2007 came and went. A new academic year started in 2007. I made it to another new student reception, but no luck clearing my schedule to start classes.
Finally, in January of 2008, Professor Barry Bluestone and Paul Grogan offered a new "open classroom" course on the 21st Century City. The course would cover a range of topics relevant to policy-makers in urban settings. It would be open to auditors around the city and the university.
A miracle happened - I registered for the course! Each session was a guest lecture or debate featuring faculty, policymakers from around the city. We had a great time discussing the issues and I enjoyed presentations from several Northeastern faculty members which gave me a good sense of the academic community.
I did a paper on the city of Hartford, Connecticut and approaches to environmental sustainability in the community. The city recently released "Greening Hartford and Sustainable Development", a new document on their sustainable plans.
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