Standardized Student Course Evaluations Being Adopted for Fall 2023
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim In 2018, then-University Provost Jean Morrison charged a faculty and staff task force to examine how we approach course feedback from students, among other broader teaching evaluation issues. With regard to end-of-instruction student evaluations, there is significant scholarship about tools that minimize or […]
Announcement of the Boston University AI Task Force
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim I write today to announce the appointment of a new University-wide task force focused on developing best practices and shared approaches around the use of generative AI at BU. All of us are witnessing in real time the rapid emergence of generative AI […]
Professor David Chard to Step Down as Dean of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development; Formation of the Dean Search Advisory Committee
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim I write to share news that Professor David Chard, who has guided the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development as its dean since 2018, will step down from his leadership role at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year and return to […]
Welcome Message from Provost Lutchen
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim Dear Boston University Colleagues, As we begin a new academic year, I want to welcome you back and extend my best wishes for a productive and exciting year working together to advance Boston University’s educational and research missions. I am thrilled to be […]
Invitation to Participate in Provost’s Mentor Fellows Program
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim I write to invite your participation in the fifth annual Provost’s Mentor Fellows Program, a selective cohort-based program designed to promote and highlight excellence in mentoring. Participants in this program will join a community of faculty committed to deepening their mentoring practices, identify […]
Appointment of Dr. Jack Dennerlein as Dean of the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim Last fall, we launched a national-level search for a new dean of the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Given Sargent College’s stature as one of the nation’s premier schools in health science, it was essential that we identify candidates with […]
Appointment of Lynn O’Brien Hallstein as the next Assistant Provost for General Education
From Amie Grills, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs This past spring, we announced an internal search to identify a new assistant provost for general education. We sought candidates who would bring intellectual leadership, strategic vision, and collaborative focus to the University-wide undergraduate general education program, the BU Hub. After a rigorous search, I am delighted […]
Appointment of Dr. Anthony Jack as Inaugural Faculty Director of the Newbury Center and Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. David Chard, Dean, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development With the shared values and interests of the Newbury Center and Wheelock College, we are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack as faculty director of the Newbury Center […]
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 25 faculty members on the Charles River Campus to the rank of associate professor with tenure, and two to the rank of associate professor non-tenure track. Each year, these promotions and awards of tenure […]
Faculty Director of the Trustee Scholars Program – Call for Nominations and Applications
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Amie Grills, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs The Office of the Provost invites nominations and applications from the BU professoriate for the position of faculty director of the Trustee Scholars Program. The faculty director provides leadership and support for the Trustee Scholars undergraduate program […]