Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, the first step is to constitute the search advisory committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall... More
NCAA Compliance
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim and Dr. Doug Sears, Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President Boston University supports an intercollegiate athletics program competing within the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 environment where our student-athletes strive for excellence in sportsmanship, scholarship, and... More
BU Sexual Misconduct Policy
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim, Jason Campbell-Foster, Dean of Students, and Jean Pryor Estevez, Executive Director of Equal Opportunity and University Title IX Coordinator The Massachusetts Campus Sexual Violence Act requires colleges and universities to remind their communities annually of their policies and procedures regarding sexual... More
Promotions of Lecturers and Faculty with Modified Titles on the Charles River Campus
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim President ad interim Freeman and I are delighted to announce the promotion of 14 faculty members on the Charles River Campus to the rank of master lecturer, 22 to senior lecturer, four to clinical associate professor, and one each... More
Absences for Religious Observances
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim During the course of the academic year, members of our community may request excused absences from attending classes or participating in examination, work, or study requirements in order to accommodate the observance of their religious faiths. A full reading... More
Important Updates to MyBU Student Functionality
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim I am excited to share an update on the Student Information System (SIS) Renewal program, the ongoing University-wide effort to modernize our IT systems that support students from application to graduation. Last fall, we began with updates to the... More
Observations regarding ChatGPT from AAU Provosts Meeting
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim The Boston University AI Task Force, launched earlier this month, will officially begin its work this week. As we embark on this important University-wide effort, I want to share some insights I recently gained at the annual meeting of... More
2023-2024 Career Development Professorship Awardees
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim Each year, Boston University has the pleasure of awarding Career Development Professorships to several talented junior faculty members emerging as future leaders in their fields. Presented to promising junior faculty early in their careers at BU, these awards are made... More
Standardized Student Course Evaluations Being Adopted for Fall 2023
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim In 2018, then-University Provost Jean Morrison charged a faculty and staff task force to examine how we approach course feedback from students, among other broader teaching evaluation issues. With regard to end-of-instruction student evaluations, there is significant scholarship about... More
Announcement of the Boston University AI Task Force
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim I write today to announce the appointment of a new University-wide task force focused on developing best practices and shared approaches around the use of generative AI at BU. All of us are witnessing in real time the rapid emergence... More