{"id":2135,"date":"2026-02-06T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:46:04","slug":"community-voices-building-stronger-partnerships-between-academia-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/2026\/02\/06\/community-voices-building-stronger-partnerships-between-academia-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Voices: Building Stronger Partnerships Between Academia & Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Join us for an honest conversation about what meaningful community collaboration with higher ed looks like, and how to think about shared values, expectations, and benefits. We will focus on an effort that began in 2022 called\u00a0Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence<\/a><\/em>\u00a0that brought together a hospital research center, a prominent community organization, and a liberal arts college to co-create media for direct benefit of Boston\u2019s communities most impacted by violence.\u00a0Eric Gordon<\/a>, director of Boston University\u2019s Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact will be joined by\u00a0Chaplain\u00a0Clementina Ch\u00e9ry<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Louis D. Brown Peace Institute\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Peter Masiakos<\/a>\u00a0of Massachusetts General Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviewer:<\/strong>  Eric Gordon, College of Communication\/Director of MISI
Panelists:<\/strong> Chaplain Clementina Cher\u00fd of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Peter Masiakos, Professor, Harvard Medical School\/ Director, MGH Pediatric Trauma Services \/ Co-Director, MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Thurman Center @ 808 Commonwealth Ave., Room 104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Chaplain\u00a0Clementina Ch\u00e9ry
Eric Gordon
Dr. Peter Masiakos
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Organizations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

MISI
BUCH
CAS
CISS
COM
IOC
Government & Community Affairs
Office of Research
Wheelock
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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