The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs has as its mission to operationalize the Faculty Handbook’s standards and procedures for faculty-related matters, advancing academic excellence, and increasing faculty diversity. In service of that mission, the Office manages the central review of Charles River Campus faculty personnel actions such as search proposals, appointments, reappointments, tenure/promotions, merit and equity salary reviews, and retirements.
Faculty Affairs partners with administrative units, including the offices of Human Resources, Research, Institutional Research, Budget, Labor Relations, and others to 1) provide administrative guidance to Charles River Campus (CRC) academic unit leadership, 2) deliver faculty data and strategic support to the University Provost and President, and 3) ensure data integrity through centralized management of CRC faculty data.
The Associate Provost and the Office’s staff also serve on and/or oversee the following groups— the University Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (UAPT); the University Council Committee on Faculty Policies (UFFCP); the Faculty Affairs Council (FAC); the Faculty Grievance Committee; and Faculty Suspension and Termination Hearing Committees.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Dr. Kenneth Lutchen, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim As many of you may know, in mid-April, Professor Chris Dellarocas, who served for eight years as BU’s inaugural associate provost for digital learning and innovation, stepped down from his leadership role to return to the faculty in the Questrom School of Business. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]