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New Appointment

Dean Kenneth Lutchen, a white man in a gray suit wearing glasses, stands at a podium during the the NASA Downlink event with astronaut Bob Hines, PhD (ENG’97) in the GSU July 20.

University News

College of Engineering Dean Kenneth Lutchen Named Interim BU Provost

May 31, 2023

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University News

Howard Thurman Center Taps Veteran Staffer as New Leader

May 23, 2023

Photo: Jason Campbell-Foster, a white man with dark hair and a slightly graying beard and mustache wearing a light blue collared shirt and navy suit, poses in front of an ivy-covered wall. He stands with hands clasped in front of him as he smiles for the camera.

New Appointment

Jason Campbell-Foster Appointed BU Dean of Students

May 18, 2023

Photo: Kenneth Freeman, a white man wearing glasses, a light blue collared shirt, red tie, and black pants smiles and poses on a sidewalk on Commonwealth Avenue. Trees and various BU buildings can be seen in the blurry background on the sunny day.

New Appointment

BU Appoints Kenneth Freeman Interim University President as Search Continues

May 10, 2023

Photo: Melissa Holt, a white woman with shoulder length straight brown hair ad wearing a blue blouse with white polka dots and a black blazer smiles and poses with hands clasped in front of her. Holt poses for a portrait inside the lobby of Kilachand Hall.

New Appointment

Wheelock’s Melissa Holt to Lead Kilachand Honors College

April 25, 2023

Photo: Jonathan Lee, an Asian man wearing a white long-sleeved chaplain shirt, black pants, and a silver name tag that reads "Jonathan Lee" sits posed in a pew. He smiles, as he looks over his left shoulder to the camera in a church.

New Appointment

Marsh Chapel Appoints Inaugural Associate Chaplain for Student Outreach

April 7, 2023

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University News

BU Appoints New Executive Director of Innovate@BU

March 15, 2023

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

Cybersecurity

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

New Appointment

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

October 26, 2022

Business & Law

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

New Appointment

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

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