June 2020 Updated OMB Guidance

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo on June 18, 2020 indicating that the “idle time” flexibilities that were set to expire on June 17, 2020 will be extended […]

Return to Residential Education; Process for Requesting Workplace Adjustment for Fall 2020

Residential education is core to the mission of Boston University and to the experience of both our undergraduate and graduate students. Our long-standing commitment to residential education and the in-person engagement of faculty, students, and staff is a fundamental characteristic of our University. The pivot to remote teaching that we undertook in March of this […]

FY2021 Suspension of the University Contribution to Employee Retirement Plans

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research We are writing to explain an issue regarding the suspension of the University’s contribution to employee retirement accounts for FY21. When salaries are paid from external funds, the associated fringe benefit costs are also […]

Extension of the Probationary Period for Tenure-Track Faculty Due to COVID-19 Disruptions

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer The COVID-19 outbreak has required us to think through a host of complex issues in recent weeks. Among these is the tenure clock for our probationary faculty, many of whom have experienced significant disruptions to their research, scholarship, and creative work, in addition to the […]

Spring 2020 Credit to Accounts

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am writing to let you know our decisions about room and board, as well as tuition charges, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and our move to remote teaching and learning for the spring 2020 semester. We recognize that this semester has been […]