{"id":322,"date":"2023-10-04T10:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pres-elect\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:40:34","slug":"announcement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pres-elect\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro\">\n<div class=\"intro-picture\"><picture> <img src=\"\/pres-elect\/files\/2023\/10\/23-1525-VIP-214-scaled-1.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text-inner\">\n<h3>president-elect<\/h3>\n<h1>Melissa L. Gilliam<\/h1>\n<p>Boston University\u2019s 11th president takes office on July 1, 2024<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI lead by listening, collaborating, and empowering other people. That is the best way to run big organizations: to get everyone excited and engaged and doing more than they think they\u2019re capable of doing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/boston-university-names-melissa-gilliam-president\">Learn More on <i>BU Today<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/special-announcement\/\">Watch Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"intro-download-photo\" href=\"\/pres-elect\/files\/2023\/10\/23-1525-VIP-214-scaled.jpg\">download image<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sec-1\" class=\"follow\">\n<div class=\"follow-inner\">\n<h2 id=\"video-move\">Get to Know Dr. Gilliam<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div id=\"video-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"vid-chapters\">\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p1\" href=\"#video-move\">What excites you about Boston University?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p2\" href=\"#video-move\">What is your vision for Boston University?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p3\" href=\"#video-move\">What role will BU\u2019s global reach play in its strategic growth?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p4\" href=\"#video-move\">How can BU become a more diverse and inclusive community?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p5\" href=\"#video-move\">Your path led from humanities to medical science. How did one inform the other?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p6\" href=\"#video-move\">What will people get about you right away? What will take longer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"vid-chapter\"><a id=\"vid-p7\" href=\"#video-move\">What is your favorite hobby? Food? Book? \u2026?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a class=\"button button-ko button-play\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/view\/?v=r31p92Tf\">Hear More from Dr. Gilliam<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-12 col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-sm-8\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr>\n<p>Those who have worked for her, or beside her, or have only met her on a few occasions all echo similar praise about Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam. She listens. She collaborates. She leads. Read some reactions from those who have gotten to know her:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-4 col-md-offset-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHer answers to questions were thoughtful. And very reflective of who she is as a doctor, a mother, a leader, and someone with vision.\u201d<br \/> \u2014<strong>Nina Tassler (CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201916)<\/strong>, former BU trustee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-4 col-md-offset-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHer approach to leadership is that of a consensus builder. She is highly collaborative and also able to take the hard stand when it is needed.\u201d<br \/> \u2014<strong>Kimberly Howard<\/strong>, BU Faculty Council chair<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-4 col-md-offset-0\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt appears she has an intrinsic grasp of systemic issues, but she also engages and connects with students, and she does it with great fluency.\u201d<br \/> \u2014<strong>Maureen Alphonse-Charles (CAS\u201985)<\/strong>, BU trustee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a class=\"button button-ko\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/quotes-to-describe-next-bu-president-melissa-gilliam\/\">More Reactions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sec-2\" class=\"additional\">\n<div class=\"additional-inner\">\n<h2>Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA highly regarded leader in multiple spaces\u2014from academics, research, and medicine to global affairs, community outreach, and inclusion\u2014Dr. Gilliam will usher Boston University into a new era of transformational impact.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-md-sep\">\n<p><strong>Ahmass L. Fakahany (Questrom\u201979)<\/strong>, chair of the Board of Trustees, shares some thoughts about the future of Boston University under its new president.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pres-elect\/letter\/\">Read Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>president-elect Melissa L. 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