January 29, 2025 Dear Members of the Boston University Community, Welcome back to campus. I hope that your intersession was restful and restorative and that you were able to spend joyful moments with loved ones. I am looking forward to a productive, engaging semester and especially to continuing to get to know you and this […]
December 10, 2024 Dear Faculty Colleagues, I am writing to invite you to nominate distinguished individuals who are deserving of recognition as honorary degree recipients. Boston University was founded to be an institution of intellectual rigor representing the highest ideals of higher education, while being open to all people regardless of background. An honorary degree […]
Dear Members of the Boston University Community, It gives me tremendous pleasure to update you on the state of the University and the progress we have made over the past year. But first, I would like to thank the University’s community members for your warm welcome. When I started as president on July 1, I […]
Dear Members of the BU Community: During my inaugural address, I mentioned initiatives that will launch this year. In October, I announced “Living Our Values.” Today, I am pleased to launch “Boston University Arts.” Boston University has a remarkable foundation in the arts, across multiple creative disciplines and in several schools and colleges. Already, in […]
Dear Boston University Community Members, Next Tuesday, our nation will go to the polls to elect our next president and legislative leaders. Voting is a tremendous privilege, and I encourage all those who are eligible to vote to participate in the electoral process. BU Votes, which is offered through the Community Service Center, provides information […]
Dear Members of the BU Community: I’d like to share my profound gratitude for your support during last week’s inaugural events. I am humbled that so many of you were able to come to offer your well wishes. As I said in my inaugural address, Boston University is a place that looks to its traditions […]
Good afternoon, everyone. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and honored guests, thank you for being here today. Thank you to the college and university representatives that have traveled so far. Thank you to the Board of Trustees and Chairman Fakahany. I am grateful for this opportunity and for your partnership, and I am filled with […]
September 17, 2024 Dear Boston University Community Members, The beginning of the new academic year provides an occasion to look ahead with optimism and dive headfirst into the many opportunities that Boston University has to offer. Yet, we also return to many of the challenges that have deeply affected institutions of higher education across the […]