Guidelines for Remote Staff Work Arrangements
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations, and Amanda Bailey, Vice President for Human Resources On June 23, President Brown wrote to all University staff and faculty to announce the recommendations of the Committee on the Future of Staff Work at Boston University. The letters […]
Revised Guidelines on Campus Visitors and University-Sponsored Travel
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 we plan for a return to in-person teaching and learning in fall 2021, we are writing to update you on BU’s policies for University-sponsored travel and campus visitors […]
Opening of the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff; Appointment of Dr. Debbie Bazarsky as Inaugural Director
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Crystal Williams, Vice President and Associate Provost for Community & Inclusion In fall 2019, we announced the findings of a task force charged with recommending ways to improve the workplace experience of Boston University’s LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff. Among the core priorities put forth by […]
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 […]
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 Associate Professor, non-tenure track. […]
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 […]