Campus Repopulation and Updated BU Public Health Protocols
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations, and Dr. Judy Platt, Director of Student Health Services As the data related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to improve, leaders across the University have been formulating plans to repopulate our campuses over the next few... More
Professor Gerald Fine to Step Down as Executive Director of Innovate@BU; Formation of the Executive Director Search Advisory Committee
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gerald Fine, Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Executive Director of Innovate@BU, and Director of the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC), has announced that he plans to step down from his leadership role and retire... More
Commitments to Respond to Concerns About Sexual Assault and Harassment
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Throughout this past semester, I have engaged in a number of conversations with a group of undergraduate students regarding how BU might better prevent, address, and respond to sexual assault and harassment on our campus. I am deeply appreciative of this... More
Faculty Tenure and Promotions on the Charles River Campus
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer President Brown and I are delighted to announce the promotion of 22 faculty members on the Charles River Campus to the rank of Associate Professor, with tenure; one to the rank of Professor, with tenure; and two to the rank of... More
Summer 2021 LfA Status Instructions
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we approach the start of the summer, I want to thank all of you once again for your attentiveness, patience, and cooperation over this extraordinary year. Your vigilance has enabled us to continue on-campus classes and small events throughout the... More
COVID-19 Extension of the Probationary Period for Faculty Who Joined BU Between July and December 2020
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last spring, as you may recall, I announced that Boston University would be extending the tenure review period for probationary faculty due to the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. For many faculty members, the pandemic has had a profound... More
Celebrating BU’s Award-Winning Faculty; Recipients of the 2021 Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer 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. While the formal event we host for... More
Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, the first step is to constitute the Search Advisory Committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall consist of... More
Completion of University-wide Strategic Planning Effort and Beginning of Implementation Phase
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I write to extend my deep thanks to our entire community for your contributions and engagement throughout Boston University’s strategic planning process. Undertakings of this magnitude ask a great deal of their participants. From the beginning and throughout all the listening... More
Future of Staff Work Survey – An Invitation to Participate
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations Earlier this semester, President Brown created the Committee on the Future of Staff Work at Boston University with the charge of proposing recommendations for post-COVID University-wide policies for remote and flexible staff work, which... More