Celebrating Dr. Lauren Proll

Longtime BUA English teacher Dr. Lauren Proll announced in March 2022 that she will retire from full-time teaching at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. 

Lauren has taught a generation of BUAers to write, love language, and love literature. Her students and advisees know how deeply she cares for each one of them as an individual. Many of them stay in touch with Lauren, counting her as a lifelong mentor. It is a hard to imagine a life and career filled with more meaning. She will be deeply missed in the halls of BUA.

Read Head of School Chris Kolovos’s letter to the BUA community sharing the news of Dr. Proll’s retirement here.

Great Teachers Fund

Lauren Proll will be honored as part of the The Great Teachers Fund. The Boston University Academy Great Teachers Fund honors retired teachers by supporting current faculty members’ efforts to improve their teaching and their students’ experience. Income from the fund underwrites, inter alia, the cost of faculty professional development and stipends for curricular revision in ways that are aligned with BUA’s strategic priorities. The Fund was established as a permanent endowment with a gift from Ruth A. Moorman (CAS ’88, Wheelock ’89, Wheelock ’09, P BUA ’15) and Sheldon N. Simon (P BUA ’15), parents of Sarah Simon ’15, in honor of Phil Gambone, and in celebration and commemoration of BUA’s 25th anniversary year. Liz Cellucci, Rich Horn, and Gordon Harvey are also members of this esteemed group. You can make a gift in Dr. Proll’s honor here by selecting “Great Teachers Fund” and noting Lauren’s name as the designated honoree.