2014-2015 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 both Peter Paul and Innovation Career Development Professorships. Made possible through the generous support of BU Trustee Peter […]
Appointment of Dr. Alan Fine as Director of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education Program
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Tim Barbari, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs This past spring, we launched a University-wide search for the next Director of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education Program. We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Alan Fine, Professor of Medicine in […]
Child Care Services Advisory Committee
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we continue our efforts to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and staff, we recognize that the nature and quality of our child care services are essential to our success. As we explore the options for how we provide child care services for faculty and […]
Dedicated Website for Part-time Faculty Issues
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As you know, last February the Part-Time Faculty Working Group made a set of recommendations regarding part-time faculty who are employed on a per course basis. Since then, we have been working to assess the recommendations and to begin implementing many of them during the […]
Appointment of Natalie McKnight as Dean of the College of General Studies
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last June, as you know, we appointed Professor Natalie McKnight as Interim Dean of the College of General Studies (CGS) for the 2013-2014 academic year. The interim appointment followed a rigorous, but ultimately inconclusive national search, and we believed the decision to be the right […]
University Provost’s Faculty Hiring Initiative in Data Science
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Data Science, the methodical study of the generalizable and scalable extraction of knowledge from data, has emerged as a key enabler of transformative disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. Data Science incorporates varying elements and builds on techniques and theories from many basic engineering and science fields […]
Establishment of the Center for Systems Neuroscience
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research It is with great pleasure that we announce the establishment of the Boston University Center for Systems Neuroscience. Systems Neuroscience – a field that furthers understanding of how brain systems mediate behaviors, such as […]
Participation in 2014 All-University Commencement
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last Friday, you received an announcement sharing the details of this year’s All-University Commencement, scheduled for Sunday, May 18, at Nickerson Field. This special ceremony each year serves as both a culmination of our students’ hard work and one of the few opportunities we have […]
Commencement 2014
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer The All-University Commencement scheduled for Sunday, May 18 at Nickerson Field is just over two weeks away. If you plan to march in the processional at Commencement, I ask that you please email bugrad14@bu.edu with your name and school/college. You should have received specific information regarding […]
Faculty Promotions and Tenure
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer President Brown and I are delighted to announce the promotion of 13 members of our Charles River Campus faculty to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, one to the rank of Associate Professor, and two awards of tenure to Associate Professors. These promotions and […]