COVID-19 Extension of the Probationary Period for Faculty Who Joined BU Between July and December 2020
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last spring, as you may recall, I announced that Boston University would be extending the tenure review period for probationary faculty due to the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. For many faculty members, the pandemic has had a profound impact on research, teaching, […]
Celebrating BU’s Award-Winning Faculty; Recipients of the 2021 Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer 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. While the formal event we host for this occasion, the […]
Announcement of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we begin the process of selecting the next dean of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, the first step is to constitute the Search Advisory Committee. The BU Faculty Handbook specifies that: “the advisory committee shall consist of three faculty members elected […]
Completion of University-wide Strategic Planning Effort and Beginning of Implementation Phase
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I write to extend my deep thanks to our entire community for your contributions and engagement throughout Boston University’s strategic planning process. Undertakings of this magnitude ask a great deal of their participants. From the beginning and throughout all the listening sessions, the countless hours […]
Future of Staff Work Survey – An Invitation to Participate
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations Earlier this semester, President Brown created the Committee on the Future of Staff Work at Boston University with the charge of proposing recommendations for post-COVID University-wide policies for remote and flexible staff work, which will be considered […]
Fall 2021 Vaccination Information for International Students
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Judy Platt, Director, Student Health Services As President Brown announced earlier this month, in order to safely return to a residential, in-person experience in the fall, Boston University will require all students enrolled in classes on our campuses to be vaccinated for COVID-19 […]
Leadership at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine; Formation of the Dean Search Advisory Committee
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Last month, Medical Campus Provost Karen Antman and I announced the appointment of Prof. Cataldo Leone as Dean ad interim of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), effective April 1, following the retirement of Dean Jeffrey Hutter. Professor Leone is an accomplished […]
Resumption of Search and Call for Nominations for Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer In October 2019, as you may recall, I announced that we would be launching a search early the following year for the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs at Boston University. As with so many other endeavors in 2020, the onset of the COVID pandemic altered […]
Policy on University-Sponsored Travel for Summer 2021
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Gary Nicksa, Senior Vice President for Operations As the end of the academic year draws closer, we are writing to briefly update you on BU’s policy on University-sponsored travel for the summer 2021 term. As you know, last spring, BU instituted restrictions on University-sponsored […]
All-University Commencement
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As we pass the halfway point of this spring semester, it is my pleasure to extend to you an invitation to join our 2021 graduates at BU’s All-University Commencement ceremony at Nickerson Field on Sunday, May 16, at 1 pm. As President Brown noted in […]