The upcoming merger between Boston University and Wheelock College will result in more than 100 Wheelock faculty members being laid off. The decision to lay off some Wheelock faculty is a result of the economic struggles Wheelock is expecting, as well as an effort to reduce costs by avoiding redundancy in faculty positions.
The rise of sexual misconduct accusations in recent months, especially within entertainment and higher education, has prompted calls for reform and heightened awareness among these institutions. On Wednesday, Boston University Provost Jean Morrison announced that all BU students, faculty and staff will be required to take an online sexual misconduct education course starting next fall.
Renowned poet and former Bates College english professor Crystal Williams started as Boston University’s first-ever associate provost for diversity and inclusion last Monday. Williams will be in...
After over a year of negotiations and threats of a lecturers’ strike, the Boston University administration reached their first-ever agreement with about 250 members of SEIU Local 509 on Friday.
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Full-time and salaried Boston University instructors and lecturers will receive mail-in ballots from the National Labor Relations Board to vote and unionize with the Service Employees International...
Boston University’s faculty and staff health insurance and disability plan will experience changes in January, the school announced Friday. The changes will adhere to recommendations presented by the...
Lynne Allen, director of the School of Visual Arts at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, will take over as interim dean of CFA on May 18 until a permanent dean is selected to fill the position,...
A Friday report by Inside Higher Ed detailed how university presidents are responding to a number of educational challenges, including U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposed college ratings system,...
After receiving a subpoena to appear before the Boston City Council, Boston University President Robert Brown testified at a hearing Friday regarding the university’s student and employee diversity.
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Natalie McKnight has been appointed dean of Boston University’s College of General Studies after serving as the college’s interim dean, BU Today announced to the student body Friday.
Faculty learned...
Dr. Ronald Corley, a professor of microbiology and current BU Medical Campus associate provost for research, was appointed as the new director of Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Boston University appointed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official Christopher Moore as the new dean of Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, BU Today announced Thursday.
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