Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am pleased to announce the membership for the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College: David Barlow, Professor, Department of Psychology, CAS – Chair Timothy Barbari, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs, and Professor, Department of Biomedical […]
Effects of the Government Shutdown at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As you would expect, the shutdown of the federal government is having a tangible impact on Boston University in a number of areas, most importantly on our federally sponsored research funding and student financial aid. We are following events very closely in my office, assessing […]
Appointment of Bennett Goldberg as Director of STEM Education Initiatives
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Boston University faculty in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics have long worked to advance the quality of STEM education we offer our students, developing innovative curricula and pedagogies and often winning external funding for these efforts. It is now time to take the next […]
2013-2014 Innovation Career Development Professors Announced
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer At Boston University, we have always believed in the progression of groundbreaking research into commercially viable solutions. There could be no greater way, we believe, to democratize the advances achieved here for the broader public and no greater advertisement for the possibilities and promise offered […]
2013-2014 Career Development Professorship Awardees
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Each year, Boston University has the pleasure of recognizing a handful of talented junior educators emerging as future leaders within their respective fields through the award of Career Development Professorships. Made possible through the generous support of BU Trustees Peter Paul, Stuart Pratt and his […]
Formation of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last spring, Professor Gloria Waters, formerly Dean of BU’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College for eight years, was appointed as Vice President and Associate Provost for Research. At that time, Professor Kathleen Morgan was appointed as Dean ad interim for the 2013-14 […]
Dr. Ara Tahmassian to Step Down as Associate Vice President for Research Compliance
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I regret to announce that Dr. Ara Tahmassian, Associate Vice President for Research Compliance, has informed me that he will step down from his role in oversight of Boston University’s research compliance efforts as of July 12, 2013, and leave Boston University. Ms. Kathryn M, […]
Appointment of Professor Natalie McKnight as Interim Dean of the College of General Studies
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I write to announce that President Brown and I have appointed Professor Natalie McKnight as Interim Dean of the College of General Studies (CGS), effective July 1, 2013. Interim Dean McKnight will succeed Dean Linda Wells, who is stepping down following thirteen years of remarkable […]
New Leadership of Boston University’s Research Enterprise Announced
From: Dr. Robert A. Brown, University President; Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer; and Martin Howard, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Following an assessment of the existing structures that support Boston University’s research enterprise and consultations with faculty, administrative leaders, and staff, we are pleased to announce two new […]
Boston University Joins edX
From Dr. Robert Brown, University President, and Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer We are delighted to announce that Boston University has joined edX, the not-for-profit consortium of universities founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is creating an open source, state-of-the-art software platform we will use to […]