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 […]
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 […]
The Beverly A. Brown Professorship for the Improvement of Urban Health
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As you may remember, we announced in early March the establishment of a new endowed professorship at Boston University in the emerging discipline of urban global health. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our trustee, Mr. Richard Shipley, the Beverly A. Brown Professorship for the […]
Living-Learning Programs Review Committee
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Living-learning communities are an important part of Boston University’s efforts to offer the best possible residential experience to students on our campuses. The hope of the living-learning community movement at large research universities (as seen at BU in programs like WISE@Warren, WISE-Up, the Kilachand Honors […]
BU Hosts International Education Week, Nov. 11-16
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Willis Wang, VP and Associate Provost for Global Programs Next week, Boston University will host its first ever International Education Week. As a global research institution, BU has a mission of not only providing students with the tools they need to succeed in the workplace, […]
Arts Initiative Kick-off: David Byrne & Steven Pinker in Conversation
How Music Works: Are We Born Musical? Boston University today announced that author, musician, and artist David Byrne and noted cognitive scientist Steven Pinker will come together on Monday, September 24th at 8:00 p.m. at BU’s Tsai Performance Center for David Byrne and Steven Pinker in Conversation, “How Music Works: Are We Born Musical?” The […]
University Provost’s Senior Faculty Hiring Initiative
From: Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Outstanding faculty are at the heart of a great university, and the expansion of our already strong faculty is central to our goal of enhancing the quality and stature of Boston University. In order to accelerate our progress and allow us to develop rapidly in […]
Recommendations for the Design of the BU Arts Initiative
From: Arts Initiative Planning Group Kenn Elmore, Dean of Students Tom Fiedler, Dean of the College of Communication Nicole Hawkes, Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Robert Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapel Benjamín Juárez, Dean of the College of Fine Arts Virginia Sapiro, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences In September 2011, […]
University-wide Arts Initiative
From: Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Boston University has long supported artistic study and creation as integral to its academic efforts, drawing on the strength of our professional programs in music, theatre, and visual arts, our arts-focused academic programs in fields such as musicology and art history, and a vibrant constellation […]
Launch of Academic Program Review Fall 2011
From: Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer In order to accelerate our progress in enhancing the quality of our academic programs and advancing the stature of Boston University, we must have processes that effectively link our decision-making about how we invest our resources to our strategic goals. Thus, one of my highest […]