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New Appointment

Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center, Leaving to Lead Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department

January 25, 2023

ENG’s David Boas (left) has been named the new Metcalf Chair for his transformative neuroscience research, while Ran Cantetti’s prowess in cryptography has earned him the Wang Professorship. Boas photo by Dana J. Quigley. Canetti photo by Cydney Scott

New Appointment

Two BU Named Professorships, Last Awarded Decades Ago, Have New Occupants

December 1, 2022

Trustees Cynthia Cohen (MET’77) and Malek Sukkar (ENG’92) were elected vice chairs at Boston University. Here they are pictured in two separate head shots.

Administration

It’s a New Era for BU Board of Trustees, with New Chair and Vice Chairs

November 15, 2022

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BU Virtual, a New Department, Will Chart BU’s Online Learning Future

November 14, 2022

A photo of Agganis Arena in Boston Massachusetts on a cloudy day

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Meet BU’s New Head of Dining, Housing, FitRec, Transportation, and More

October 26, 2022

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BU’s New Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion Will Focus on Accountability, Civil Discourse

October 19, 2022

Photo of BU's campus. Image shows Marsh Plaza with green trees and a metal sculpture in the center.

Search Committee

Have an Opinion about Finding BU’s Next President? Search Committee Wants to Hear from You

September 29, 2022

Collage of BU’s new Career Development Professors from left to right, top to bottom: Heidi Meyer, Jean-Pierre Roussarie, Ngozi Okidegbe, Erica Pratt, Christine Slaughter, Heidi Meyer, Tesary Lin, Daniel Dempsey, and Rui Hua. Photos by Cydney Scott and Jackie Ricciardi

New Appointment

University Names Eight Junior Faculty to Career Development Professorships for Promising Scholars

September 26, 2022

Photo of Kara Cattani. A white woman with short blonde hair leans against a white pillar and smiles for the camera. She wears a pink sweater and black pants.

Mental Health

BU’s Behavioral Medicine Has a New Director

September 23, 2022

9/8/22 -- Boston, MALoretta Lees, new leader of Initiatives on Cities (IOC). Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

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For New Initiative on Cities Leader, Urban Geography Is People

September 21, 2022

Photo of Brian McGrory, in his office at the Boston Globe. McGrory is a middle-aged White man with short blondish hair. He poses with his hand on his chin and holds a blue pen. He has a large desk that curves around to the back and his office has a large window that looks out onto downtown Boston. Papers and diet pepsi are seen in the foreground.

New Appointment

Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory to Lead BU Department of Journalism

September 13, 2022

Photo of Antoinette “Tonie” Leatherberry (ENG’85), a middle-aged Black woman with shoulder length, slightly curled dark hair. She smiles, wears read lipstick, and earrings in the shape of a flower. She wears a pinkish-orange dress and stands in front of a dark gray background.

University News

Search Committee Begins Process of Finding Next BU President

September 8, 2022

Photo of Scott Taylor. A bald black man with a neatly trimmed silver beard and mustache poses and looks directly at the camera. He wears a navy blazer and teal collared shirt and stands in front of a tree in a green field.

New Appointment

Georgetown Africa Scholar Named New Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies

August 31, 2022

Photo of Anthony Hollenberg, a middle-aged White man with short gray hair. He smiles, wears a blue suit with a dark blue tie with red spots, and poses on a blurred background, which looks like the inside of a building.

New Appointment

MED and BMC Fill Critical Roles with Cornell’s Anthony Hollenberg

July 29, 2022

photo of Lee Pelton, a black man with gray stubble wearing a black suit, white shirt, and tie. He looks to the left in front of a darer blue background.

New Trustee

Lee Pelton, Veteran Educator and Philanthropic Leader, Joins BU Board of Trustees

February 3, 2022

photo of Addye Buckley-Burnell posing for a photo. A white woman with dirty blonde hair sits and is turned to look at the camera as she smiles in a bright room

New Appointment

New Center for Career Development Director to Provide Additional Help for Job-Seeking Terriers

January 21, 2022

Photo of Ahmass Fakahany, who has short salt-and-pepper hair, in a black suit with a white shirt, smiling, as he stands in front of a window. Through the window, the window arches of a renaissance style building is seen.

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BU Trustees Have Their Next Chair, Alum Ahmass Fakahany, and a New Member

December 6, 2021

A portrait photo of Cataldo Leone

New Appointment

Cataldo Leone Named Dean of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine

November 30, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

a photo of a red sign that reads "Boston University" surrounded by trees with red and orange fall leaves.

New Appointment

Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees

October 26, 2021

Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees