Progress in Action | Strategic Plan

The time for action is now. With a broad group of committed BU faculty and staff, agreed-upon goals and road maps, we are driving the Boston University Strategic Plan forward daily. We continue our progress on key focus areas and initiatives that will achieve our objective to continue Boston University’s ascent as a leading private residential research university focused on high-quality, innovative undergraduate and graduate education. We continuously track metrics against this goal and monitor and measure our efforts for impact. With a clear plan and momentum, our team of collaborators remains laser focused on our strategic vision for Boston University 2030.

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Updates on initiatives that reflect the Strategic Plan’s priorities.

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Anthony Abraham Jack

Creating a More Welcoming Campus

Newbury Center faculty director wants to make higher education more accessible to first-gen students

A United Voice for BU Staff

Staff Advisory Council will have 30 members to help represent BU staff.

Photo: A group of young adults standing outside a balcony with the Boston skyline in the background. The foliage around them is green, red, and orange, indicating that is is fall outside. The members of the group are all smiling. From left, a blonde woman with straight hair wears all black. Next to her, with his arms around her shoulders, stands a man in all black with a deeper-tone skin and short, dark hair. Next to him is a shorter individual, feminine-presenting with shoulder length hair. She wears a maroon shirt and plaid pants. In front, in the middle of the group, is a woman with short, dark hair, glasses and she is wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and plaid pants. Next to her are two woman, one with long, curly hair and the other with long, dark straight hair. The curly-haired individual wears a maroon cardigan, a tan shirt, and jeans. The other individual is in all black. Behind the pair is another pair of men, both with short, dark hair and glasses. The entire group smiling.

Achieving a More Inclusive BU

Student task force surveys BU's LGBTQIA+ community to make sure their voices are heard.

Photo of symposium keynote speaker Jonathan Allen (LAW’19)

First-Generation Student Symposium

BU's Newbury Center aims to build community among first-gen students.

Photo: A young Asian woman wearing glasses and a white puffer jacket leans to the right to look at the screen of a young white man's laptop which is sitting in his lap. He looks over to his right at the woman and smiles and gestures knowingly. They both sit in front of a pinkish wall.

Biannual Cross-College Challenge Expo

BU undergraduates' interdisciplinary projects address real-world problems and enduring human questions.

Using Data Science to Help Change the World

Meet the BU faculty using data to predict disease, reduce the wage gap, help marginalized groups, and more.

Wendy Colby, BU's first vice president and associate provost for BU Virtual

Wendy Colby to Lead Boston University Virtual

New department will chart BU’s online learning future

Victoria Shannon Sahani, New Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion

Will focus on open communication, accountability, and civil discourse

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Faculty Use Data Science to Improve the World

Meet the new Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences who are crossing disciplines and using data to help change the world

Dr. Nancy Sullivan of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discussing Ebola research with President Barack Obama as NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell look on

Nancy Sullivan Named NEIDL Director

Nationally renowned infectious diseases expert to lead BU’s BSL-4 lab