Letters & Writings
Supreme Court Ruling, Message from President Brown
June 29, 2023 To the Boston University Community: When I walk around campus or look out at the freshmen at Matriculation in September or our graduates on Nickerson Field, I can see the diversity of our... More
Appointment of Kenneth Lutchen as Interim University Provost
May 31, 2023 Dear Colleagues: I hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day weekend with family and friends. I am pleased to announce that Kenneth Lutchen, the long-serving Dean of the College of Engineering, will become University... More
A Lesson from BU’s 150th Commencement
On May 21 I officiated at my 18th and final Commencement ceremony as president of Boston University. It was an unruly affair. David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery and our alumnus, More
My Reflections after 18 Years as BU President
After 18 years as president of Boston University, Robert A. Brown will step down on July 31. In 1936 the novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote for Esquire magazine in his essay “The Crack-Up,” “the test... More
Jean Morrison to Step Down as University Provost
May 12, 2023 Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know that Jean Morrison, our University Provost and Chief Academic Officer for the last 12 years, will step down from this role at the end... More
Letter to the Boston University Community (A Letter from Board of Trustees Chair)
Dear Members of the Boston University Community, With Commencement around the corner and another successful academic season drawing to a close, we would like to update you on the search for Boston University’s next president. Since... More
Establishment of Boston University Staff Advisory Council
Dear Friends, In October 2021 I announced the establishment of a Task Force on Workplace Culture (TFWC) to assess—as the name indicates—our work environment and make recommendations to me and senior leadership about how we... More
State of the University, Spring 2023
March 23, 2023 Dear Colleagues, As has been my custom each spring, I am writing to update you on the state of the University. As this letter will be my last as your president, I want... More
Humanitarian Crisis in Turkey and Syria
February 13, 2023 Dear Friends, It has been heart-wrenching to read about and see the scenes of destruction resulting from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6. The scale of loss of... More
State of the University, Fall 2022
October 14, 2022 Dear Colleagues, We are approaching the halfway point of the fall semester, and to date we have had a very encouraging start. Even with COVID-19 still present, our highly vaccinated (and boosted) community... More