Antiracism and Trustee Diversity Groups
September 29, 2020 Dear Members of the Boston University Community, Over the past several days, the University has taken additional steps to make good on our pledge to promote antiracism and ensure that our community is a place of diversity and equity, and one where all students, faculty, and staff feel welcome and fully participatory. […]
Engaging Safely
September 25, 2020 Dear Boston University Students, We are certain you are aware that on Wednesday, after six months of deliberation, a Kentucky grand jury decided not to charge Louisville police officers with the murder of Breonna Taylor. For many of us, this outcome is deeply disturbing and again underscores the profound, heartbreaking consequences of […]
Staying safe and healthy, our shared responsibility
August 28, 2020 Dear Boston University Students, The fall semester is about to start. Many of you have already moved back to your on- or off-campus residences over the last two weeks, and all will be here by the end of the coming weekend. You can feel the energy returning as we resume living and […]
Protecting our community and each other
August 28, 2020 Dear Friends, The fall semester is about to start. Our residential students have been moving to campus over the last two weeks, and all will be here by the end of the coming weekend. You can feel the energy returning as we resume living and learning on campus. As students return or […]
Healthway Dashboard and Testing Information for Faculty and Staff
August 17, 2020 Dear Colleagues, For more than four months we have been working to prepare to reopen Boston University and learning to live and work with COVID-19 in our midst. Our preparations are in place, and the repopulation of our residential Charles River Campus has begun. As we approach our first day of classes […]
Appointment of Andrea Taylor as Senior Diversity Officer
August 10, 2020 Dear Faculty and Staff of Boston University, I am writing to announce another important development in our growing efforts to make Boston University truly diverse, inclusive, and antiracist. Andrea Taylor, Boston University Trustee, alumna, and distinguished leader in the nonprofit and corporate worlds, will become the University’s first Senior Diversity Officer, reporting […]
Promotion of Professor Crystal Williams
Promotion of Professor Crystal Williams
COVID-19 Testing Protocols and Compliance
July 27, 2020 Dear Faculty and Staff of Boston University, I hope this note finds you well and enjoying some summer relaxation in the midst of dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 on our lives. Many at Boston University have spent the late spring and summer preparing for the fall and the important return to […]
Patriot League Sports Suspended for Fall 2020
July 13, 2020 Dear Friends, In a season of difficult decisions, I am writing to let you know about an important decision affecting intercollegiate athletics. During a meeting this past Friday the presidents of the Patriot League (our primary athletics conference) voted to suspend all competition for the fall season. As you can imagine, this […]
New Student Visa Regulations, A Message from President Brown
July 8, 2020 Dear Boston University Community, As I am sure you know, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued new guidance on the F-1 student visa provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The effect of the new guidance is to drastically limit the options for international students to study in the United […]