{"id":10976,"date":"2026-09-01T13:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/?page_id=10976"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:58:23","slug":"handbooks-manuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/handbooks-manuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbooks &#038; Manuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cards\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/handbook\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1622-CLASS-227.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Professor lecturing in front of a class\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1622-CLASS-227.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1622-CLASS-227-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Faculty Handbook<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/employee-handbook-human-resources-policies-manual\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/24-1737-FRANK-004.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Campus custodians looking over plans\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/24-1737-FRANK-004.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/24-1737-FRANK-004-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Employee Handbook and Policies Manual<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/policies\/student-responsibilities\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1607-RAMIREZ-003.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Students walking on campus on a fall day\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1607-RAMIREZ-003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1607-RAMIREZ-003-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Code of Student Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/policies\/lifebook\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1072-SNOW-138.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Students walking on campus with backpacks in the snow\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1072-SNOW-138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/25-1072-SNOW-138-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Student Lifebook<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/finance-and-administration-policies-manual\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/wesley-tingey-snNHKZ-mGfE-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Stacks of documents in an office setting\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/wesley-tingey-snNHKZ-mGfE-unsplash.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/wesley-tingey-snNHKZ-mGfE-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Finance and Administration Policies Manual<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/data-protection-standards\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/17-1185-SHASTOCK-024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Students working on computers and tablets\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/17-1185-SHASTOCK-024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/17-1185-SHASTOCK-024-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">Data Protection Standards Overview<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/hipaa-policies-for-health-care-providers\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/21-1076-VAXTRAIN-149.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Woman wearing goggles, facemask, and gloves preparing a vaccine\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/21-1076-VAXTRAIN-149.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/21-1076-VAXTRAIN-149-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-heading\">HIPAA Policy Manual \u2013 Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information for BU HIPAA Components<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/hipaa-policies-for-bu-health-plans\/\" class=\"card-blocklink\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/17-1525-PAWWHITE-030.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"Medical students at their white coat ceremony\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/files\/2026\/09\/17-1525-PAWWHITE-030.jpg 600w, 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