Russell Stone

Assistant Provost for Academic Assessment

Russell provides leadership and support for academic units in their ongoing assessment of student learning and consideration of curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities.  His primary responsibility is ensuring that the BU community has the necessary information and guidance to reflect on what and how students learn.

Prior to coming to BU, Russell served as Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment & Accreditation at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he led a number of projects related to student learning and achievement, general education, and community engagement. He also served as a peer evaluator and Mission Fulfillment Fellow for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Aside from recent publications on assessment and general education, Russell is a medievalist and has published a number of books, articles, and reference works on the medieval reception of Alexander the Great.