From the earliest days of its founding, Boston University has committed itself to being not only an incubator of ideas and discovery, but a motivator of action, entrepreneurship, and transformative solutions to the challenges of the day.
The Boston University Office of the Provost upholds this Terrier tradition of excellence by providing leadership in the University’s academic, budgetary, and planning efforts. Key to these efforts are attracting and supporting the finest faculty and students from around the world, investing in world-class learning spaces and research facilities, and advancing a standard for scholarship and innovation consistently regarded among the nation’s leaders.
University Provost Gloria Waters is BU’s second-ranking official and its chief academic officer. Reporting directly to President Melissa Gilliam, the provost supervises all academic programs and support functions, faculty affairs (including recruiting, promotion, and tenure), strategic initiatives, global programs, student academic affairs, and academic and space planning.
As one of the country’s largest private research institutions, Boston University serves more than 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students across the 17 schools and colleges and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences of its Charles River, Medical, and Fenway Campuses. Its highly regarded faculty counts among its members Nobel Laureates, MacArthur fellows, Pulitzer Prize winners, and a roster of nationally renowned scholars in every discipline. Its classrooms, meanwhile, have become recognized as a launching pad for national leaders in science, engineering, business, communications, the humanities, and public service.
The Office of the Provost works to ensure the continued pursuit of excellence by promoting the very best in new scholarship and interdisciplinary research across campuses, supporting the University’s extensive global outreach efforts, and sustaining a vibrant intellectual community composed of the finest faculty and students.
Gloria Waters is University Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Boston University.
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim President Freeman and I are very pleased to announce the promotions of 27 faculty members on the Charles River Campus to the rank of associate professor with tenure and five to the rank of associate professor, non-tenure track. Each year, these promotions and […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim The Boston University Council held four meetings during the spring 2024 semester on January 23, March 19, April 16, and May 4. At these meetings, the council voted to approve the following policies, also available on the University Council website (Kerberos protected): Graduate […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim This past year, as you may recall, we launched a national search for the next dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, as Dean David Chard prepares to step down from his leadership role at the end of June. We […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim June 6, 2024 Dear Faculty Colleagues and Graduate Students, With commencement behind us and Summer Term underway, we are continuing to diligently work to reach a contract with our graduate student workers (BUGWU). Our team has met with the BUGWU negotiators three times […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim As many of you may know, in mid-April, Professor Chris Dellarocas, who served for eight years as BU’s inaugural associate provost for digital learning and innovation, stepped down from his leadership role to return to the faculty in the Questrom School of Business. […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim May 14, 2024 Dear Members of the BU Community, I am writing to share an update on our bargaining with the BU Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU). Today was the 25th bargaining session between the parties. For updates and summaries of past sessions, you […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Each spring, we have the pleasure of honoring BU faculty whose work has been recognized through an impressive roster of national and international distinctions, as well as announcing the recipients of two […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Karen Antman, Medical Campus Provost and Dean, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Dr. Sandro Galea, who has served with distinction as dean of the Boston University School of Public Health (SPH) since 2015 and as Robert A. Knox Professor, has announced he […]