{"id":27051,"date":"2021-03-20T09:45:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?page_id=27051"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:54:15","slug":"graduate-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-aside alignright\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left\">Contact:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">640 Commonwealth Ave.<br>Boston, MA 02215<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 617.353.3481<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:comgrad@bu.edu\">comgrad@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate Affairs office is the graduate advising department in COM. We provide academic advice, curriculum information and personal advising for COM graduate students. We serve as the initial point of contact regarding any questions you have about your program and your overall experience at COM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Staff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kayla Ring<\/strong>, Director, Graduate Affairs<br>Email:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:kbring10@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">kbring10@bu.edu<\/a><br>Room 130A<br><em>For student status, academic regulations, graduation and degree requirements, international student issues, petitions, and any other current student issues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lu He<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Graduate Student Success<br>Email:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:kbring10@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">helu@bu.edu<\/a><br>Room 132<br><em>For registration assistance, questions about graduation, student life, <em>student events,<\/em><\/em> <em>and any other current student issues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jackie Cummings<\/strong>, Assistant Director, Graduate Admission and Financial Aid<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jmcummin@bu.edu\">jmcummin@bu.edu<\/a><br>Room 130<br><em>For federal financial aid, scholarships and assistantships.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christie Leist<\/strong>, Marketing &amp; Communications Specialist<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cleist@bu.edu\">cleist@bu.edu<\/a><br><em>For COM Graduate newsletter, student events&nbsp;and the graduate council.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laurie Nichols<\/strong>, Assistant Dean, Graduate Affairs<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lfn@bu.edu\">lfn@bu.edu<\/a><br>Room 120<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"linked-list\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"linked-list__title\">Resources for COM Graduate Students<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"linked-list__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAcademic Policies\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/policies\/lifebook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent Life Policies\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/registration-enrollment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRegistration &amp; Enrollment\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/assistantships-employment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAssistantships &amp; Employment\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/financial-aid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFinancial Aid\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/non-degree-students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNon-Degree and Special Students\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/graduation-commencement\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGraduation &amp; Commencement\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"linked-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"linked-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/graduate-advising\/com-graduate-student-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Student Award Nominations\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graduate Affairs office is the graduate advising department in COM. 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