Spring 2021 LfA Adjustments

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer     As we enter the holiday season and a well-earned break, I want to thank each of you for the dedication, patience, and resilience that you have demonstrated over the past year. Thanks to you, Boston University has successfully concluded the year and met […]

Updated University-Sponsored Travel Policy, Travel Guidance, and Compliance Expectations

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations     As we approach intersession and a well-deserved break, we are writing to briefly share the University’s updated policy on sponsored travel, as well as some travel and testing guidance for the upcoming winter break. Policy […]

Surveys of Student and Faculty Experience with Learn from Anywhere

From Dr. Chris Dellarocas, Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation, Sue Kennedy, Associate Provost ad interim for Undergraduate Affairs, and Dr. Daniel Kleinman, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs As the pandemic reached Boston in March 2020, BU faculty moved rapidly and successfully to remote instruction for the second half of the spring semester. As the spring […]

Inaugural Recipients of the Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship and the Virginia Wetherill Career Development Professorship in the Humanities

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer This past September, as you may remember, we had the pleasure of recognizing a handful of talented junior faculty emerging as future leaders within their respective fields through the award of Career Development Professorships. This winter, we are delighted to announce the establishment of two […]

Updated Student Compliance Policies

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer     As you have read in recent weeks, we have seen an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases on campus. In response, earlier this week Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore announced a set of changes to student compliance protocols to ensure that all […]

Spring 2021 Staff Workplace Adjustment Process

From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations, and Kenneth Freeman, Vice President for Human Resources ad interim     As was announced earlier this fall, Boston University currently plans to continue the Learn from Anywhere model during the spring 2021 semester. We are writing today to […]

2020 University Lecture

From Dr. Jean Morrison University Provost and Chief Academic Officer You are cordially invited to the 2020 University Lecture From Cough to COVID: How Respiratory Infections Produce Problems and Our Bodies Fight Back Dr. Joseph P. Mizgerd Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry; Director, BU Pulmonary Center Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5 pm Established in […]