Dr. K. Matthew Dames Stepping Down as Boston University Librarian; Appointment of Mark Newton as University Librarian ad interim
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last month, Dr. K. Matthew Dames, who has served as Boston University Librarian since July 2018, announced that he would be stepping down from his role at BU on July 16, 2021. Dr. Dames has provided important leadership over these last three years, managing efforts […]
Appointment of Professor Amie Grills as Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Earlier this spring, I announced the resumption of a search to identify the next Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs at Boston University. This is a search that was initially begun in late 2019, but was put on hold over the last year as the University […]
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 months. We […]
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 from the University. Professor […]
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 impact on research, teaching, […]
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 this occasion, the […]
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 three faculty members elected […]
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 sessions, the countless hours […]
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 will be considered […]
Fall 2021 Vaccination Information for International Students
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Judy Platt, Director, Student Health Services As President Brown announced earlier this month, in order to safely return to a residential, in-person experience in the fall, Boston University will require all students enrolled in classes on our campuses to be vaccinated for COVID-19 […]