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Photo: A panel of experts debate gender pay equity at a recent conference at Boston University

Gender

How to Ensure Equal Pay? Women’s Guild Event Takes On the Issue

March 11, 2024

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University News

As BU Prepares New Survey, Learn What Came Out of the Last One

February 14, 2023

2/8/23 -- Boston, MassachusettsBaiden Wright (CAS’23) an RA at Myles Standish Hall takes tot he mic during a rally in the GSU Plaza for the unionization of Residence Assistance Feb 8. The group is unionizing for, among other things, dining plans for all, guaranteed medical leave, mental health care, stipends for RAs and housing security.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

BU’s Resident Assistants Move to Unionize, Ask for Stipend, Support

February 8, 2023

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Faculty & Staff

Is Flexible Work Working for You? BU Wants to Know

June 28, 2022

an overhead shot of Matt Bae working at his WFH desk. His desk features a dark grey felt mat, a Lenovo laptop that he works from, his cellphone and AirPods, a glass of water, a notepad, and a pen holder filled with multicolored Muji pens.

Work From Home

How BU’s Remote Work Policy Is Changing Lives

November 15, 2021

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University News

Training for the Hybrid Office

November 10, 2021

Photo of Dr. Robert Brown, in a suit, standing at a Boston University podium, discussing the fall semester and the beginning of remote work during a town hall meeting on August 19, 2021. A person filming the event is seen in silhouette in the left foreground.

University News

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall

August 19, 2021

New Appointment

Veteran Human Resources Administrator to Lead Boston University’s HR Department

July 21, 2021

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Staff

Staff Excited about Remote Work Policy, although Some Want More

June 23, 2021

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University News

BU to Permit Remote Work for Eligible Staff, Up to Two Days a Week

June 23, 2021

Photo of President Robert A. Brown looking at a papers on his desk, in front of his laptop, as he prepares for the Wednesday morning town hall via Zoom in his office. He wears a blue suit; his wood-paneled office is seen in the background.

University News

At Town Hall, President Brown Urges BU Community to Get Vaccinated, Acknowledges Anxiety about Return to Work

June 2, 2021

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University News

BU Restarting Retirement Plan Contributions—with One Adjustment

May 28, 2021

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Human Resources

Survey on the Post-Pandemic Future of Staff Work at BU Opens Tuesday

May 3, 2021

University News

Survey of BU Diversity Efforts Opens to Staff Today

March 22, 2021

Drone photos of a near-empty campus at the beginning of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. A sidewalk along Comm Ave, with CAS buildings on the right, is empty.

University News

What Should the Future of Staff Work at Boston University Look Like?

March 11, 2021

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University News

University to Seek Staff Opinions in Creating More Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive Culture

March 10, 2021

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University News

BU Takes Another Step to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

January 21, 2021

Image of Larry Herrera, of BU's Grounds crew, moving dirt into a wheelbarrow to lay grass seed along CAS on May 13, 2020. He wears a mask, baseball cap, and reflector vest.

Coronavirus

BU Makes It Easier for Staff to Care for Themselves and Their Families

June 3, 2020

Drone shot of Marsh Chapel, Marsh Plaza, with hotel across the Charles River in the background. The plaza and street out front is empty.

University News

BU to Suspend Employee Retirement Contributions as Cost Savings

May 19, 2020

Left, Kenneth Freeman, BU Questrom School of Business dean emeritus and a professor of the practice, has replaced Diane Tucker (right) as BU’s Human Resources chief until a permanent successor is named. Freeman photo by Jackie Ricciardi; Tucker photo by Cydney Scott

New Appointment

University’s Human Resources Has New Interim Leader

April 23, 2020

University’s Human Resources Has New Interim Leader