Suspension of Classes and Nonessential Operations for Inauguration on September 27 at 1 pm
From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Derek Howe, Senior Vice President for Operations On Friday, September 27, at 2 pm, Dr. Melissa Gilliam will be inaugurated as Boston University’s 11th president at Agganis Arena. Recognizing the historic nature of this occasion and to enable the participation of as many members […]
Access to Student Transcripts and Historical Data
From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we implement a new student information system (MyBU Student) and establish new data access profiles, I write – following consultation with the appropriate bodies – to clarify how access to student records, including student transcripts and historical data, will be granted moving forward. It […]
Appointment of Dr. Penny Bishop as Next Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer This past academic year, we undertook a national search for a new dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (Wheelock). We sought candidates with a record of distinguished scholarship, dynamic classroom and administrative leadership, and the strategic vision necessary to guide Wheelock’s […]
Faculty Tenure and Promotions on the Charles River Campus
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim President Freeman and I are very pleased to announce the promotions of 27 faculty members on the Charles River Campus to the rank of associate professor with tenure and five to the rank of associate professor, non-tenure track. Each year, these promotions and […]
Actions Taken by the University Council During the Spring 2024 Semester
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim The Boston University Council held four meetings during the spring 2024 semester on January 23, March 19, April 16, and May 4. At these meetings, the council voted to approve the following policies, also available on the University Council website (Kerberos protected): Graduate […]
Leadership at the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim This past year, as you may recall, we launched a national search for the next dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, as Dean David Chard prepares to step down from his leadership role at the end of June. We […]
Summer Update on BU Graduate Worker Negotiations
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim June 6, 2024 Dear Faculty Colleagues and Graduate Students, With commencement behind us and Summer Term underway, we are continuing to diligently work to reach a contract with our graduate student workers (BUGWU). Our team has met with the BUGWU negotiators three times […]
A Letter to the BU Community on Graduate Union Strike Negotiations
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim May 14, 2024 Dear Members of the BU Community, I am writing to share an update on our bargaining with the BU Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU). Today was the 25th bargaining session between the parties. For updates and summaries of past sessions, you […]
Celebrating BU’s Award-Winning Faculty; Recipients of the 2024 Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim 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, as well as announcing the recipients of two […]
Dr. Sandro Galea to Step Down as Dean of the School of Public Health; Will Join Washington University in St. Louis as Inaugural Dean of Public Health
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Karen Antman, Medical Campus Provost and Dean, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Dr. Sandro Galea, who has served with distinction as dean of the Boston University School of Public Health (SPH) since 2015 and as Robert A. Knox Professor, has announced he […]