Your first stop for graduate student support
Have a question about your program, registration, graduation, academic policies, or life at COM? Start with us.
The Graduate Affairs office is the primary advising resource for graduate students in BU’s College of Communication. We provide academic advising, curriculum guidance, and support throughout your time at COM–from your first semester through graduation.
Not sure who to contact? That’s okay. Reach out to any member of our team, and we’ll help you connect with the right person.
Meet the Graduate Affairs Team
Kayla Ring, Director, Graduate Affairs
Email: kbring10@bu.edu
Room 130A
Contact Kayla with questions about academic status, academic regulations, graduation and degree requirements, international student matters, petitions, or other academic and current student concerns.
Lu He, Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Graduate Student Success
Email: helu@bu.edu
Room 132
Contact Lu for registration assistance, graduation questions, graduate student life, the graduate student council, student events, and any other current student needs.
Jackie Cummings, Assistant Director, Graduate Admission and Financial Aid
Email: jmcummin@bu.edu
Room 130
Contact Jackie with questions about graduate applications, federal financial aid, scholarships and graduate assistantships.
Christie Leist, Marketing & Communications Specialist
Email: cleist@bu.edu
Contact Christie about the COM Graduate newsletter and graduate student events.
Laurie Nichols, Assistant Dean, Graduate Affairs
Email: lfn@bu.edu
Room 120
Laurie provides leadership and oversight for grad affairs, including graduate admissions, academic policies, student support, and the overall graduate student experience at COM.