Spring 2021 LfA Adjustments
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we enter the holiday season and a well-earned break, I want to thank each of you for the dedication, patience, and resilience that you have demonstrated over the past year. Thanks to you, Boston University has successfully concluded the year... More
Updated University-Sponsored Travel Policy, Travel Guidance, and Compliance Expectations
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations As we approach intersession and a well-deserved break, we are writing to briefly share the University’s updated policy on sponsored travel, as well as some travel and testing guidance for the upcoming winter break. Policy... More
Surveys of Student and Faculty Experience with Learn from Anywhere
From Dr. Chris Dellarocas, Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation, Sue Kennedy, Associate Provost ad interim for Undergraduate Affairs, and Dr. Daniel Kleinman, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs As the pandemic reached Boston in March 2020, BU faculty moved rapidly and successfully to remote instruction for the second half of the spring semester. As... More
Category 4 Testing During Holiday Break
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations With the holidays approaching and the vast majority of undergraduate students leaving campus for winter break, our COVID-19 testing system will have extra capacity. As a result, for a limited time during the holiday... More
Inaugural Recipients of the Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship and the Virginia Wetherill Career Development Professorship in the Humanities
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer This past September, as you may remember, we had the pleasure of recognizing a handful of talented junior faculty emerging as future leaders within their respective fields through the award of Career Development Professorships. This winter, we are delighted to announce the... More
Holiday Travel Guidance and Compliance Expectations
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations With the upcoming holidays and the break between semesters rapidly approaching, we are writing today to share some guidance about holiday travel, to clarify COVID-19 testing and health attestation expectations for faculty and staff... More
Spring 2021 Staff Workplace Adjustment Process
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations, and Kenneth Freeman, Vice President for Human Resources ad interim As was announced earlier this fall, Boston University currently plans to continue the Learn from Anywhere model during the spring 2021 semester. We are writing today to... More
“Back to On-Campus Work,” Phase 4 Guide
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations As Boston University moves forward with the fall semester and we begin planning for next spring, we thank everyone in our community for your adherence to the health precautions that we have put in place. More
2020 University Lecture
From Dr. Jean Morrison University Provost and Chief Academic Officer You are cordially invited to the 2020 University Lecture From Cough to COVID: How Respiratory Infections Produce Problems and Our Bodies Fight Back Dr. Joseph P. Mizgerd Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry; Director, BU Pulmonary Center Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5 pm Established in 1950, the University... More
Important Updates on Compliance with COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations We reach out today to thank you for your ongoing adherence to Boston University’s health and safety protocols, and to provide the following important updates. Enforcement of Testing and Health Screening Compliance We are moving from... More