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Recipients of the 2026 Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award

May 14th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost & Chief Academic Officer Each spring, we have the pleasure of announcing the recipients of two of our most prestigious University-wide teaching awards: the Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. These awards give […]

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Leadership at the College of General Studies; Announcing the Search Advisory Committee

May 12th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As College of General Studies Dean Natalie McKnight prepares to step down from her leadership role at the end of June, I am pleased to share that we have determined the composition of the search advisory committee and appointed Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, assistant provost for general education and professor of rhetoric […]

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Announcing the University Librarian Search Advisory Committee

May 5th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last month, I shared our intent to conduct a national search for a new Boston University Librarian. Today, I am pleased to share the membership of the University Librarian Search Advisory Committee. I would like to thank the members of the committee, in advance, for […]

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Leadership at the Questrom School of Business 

May 1st, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last month, we launched a national search for the next dean of the Questrom School of Business. As Dean Susan Fournier prepares to step down from her leadership role at the end of June, I am pleased to share the appointment of Marcel Rindisbacher, Ravi […]

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Announcing the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Questrom School of Business

April 15th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the Questrom School of Business, the first step is to establish the search advisory committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall consist of three faculty members elected by the faculty of the School for […]

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Forming the College of General Studies Dean Search Advisory Committee

March 26th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am writing to follow up on the announcement in October that Natalie McKnight will be stepping down as dean of the College of General Studies (CGS) at the end of the academic year. A national search is planned to identify the next dean of […]

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Mark Newton to Step Down as University Librarian on March 30

March 11th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I write to share that Mark P. Newton, who has served as University Librarian since June 2023, will step down from this role and depart Boston University effective March 30, 2026. Mark has been at BU since 2019 and first stepped into the University Librarian role ad […]

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Forming the Questrom School of Business Dean Search Advisory Committee

March 6th, 2026

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am writing to follow up on the announcement in January that Susan Fournier will be stepping down as dean of the Questrom School of Business at the end of the academic year. A national search is planned to identify the next dean of Questrom. […]

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Office of the Provost

The Office of the Provost supports BU’s intellectual efforts in concert with the deans of the 17 schools and colleges, and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, that span the Charles River, Medical, and Fenway Campuses

Offices

Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

Major Initiatives and Programs

Updates from the Provost

Recipients of the 2026 Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award

Leadership at the College of General Studies; Announcing the Search Advisory Committee

Announcing the University Librarian Search Advisory Committee

Leadership at the Questrom School of Business

Announcing the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Questrom School of Business

Forming the College of General Studies Dean Search Advisory Committee

Mark Newton to Step Down as University Librarian on March 30

Forming the Questrom School of Business Dean Search Advisory Committee

Upcoming Events

Salsa On1, Footwork, Beg. 01

Hoop and Trapeze 01

Hoop and Trapeze 03

Aerial Silks Skills 07

Aerial Silks Skills 17

Salsa On1, Footwork, Beg. 01

Hoop and Trapeze 01

Hoop and Trapeze 03

Leadership at the Questrom School of Business 