MET Shines in BU Global Photo Contest
Each year, Boston University Global Programs holds the annual Global Photo Contest, giving BU community members from all across the world the chance to capture the planet’s sprawling beauty on camera. This year, Metropolitan College represented itself exceptionally well, with both a student and faculty member earning recognition for their photography. Muhammad Azka Darodjatoen, an […]
Marketing Class Goes Hollywood as Film Director Adopts Students’ Social Strategy Pitch
At Metropolitan College, there’s no learning like doing. All MET programs place a premium on practical, applied lessons that can be put to work on the job as soon as class lets out—and sometimes even sooner. MS in Advertising and MS in Global Marketing Management students in Social Networks and Strategic Communication Planning (MET CM […]
Trump Tariffs to Present Supply Chain Challenges
President-elect Donald Trump has made promises to impose raised tariffs on all imports, to widespread confusion and alarm. To help make sense of this pending change in US trade policy, Metropolitan College Associate Professor Canan Gunes Corlu, who coordinates MET’s Supply Chain Management programs, spoke with Manufacturing Dive. One means by which manufacturers might seek […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Trio of MET Online Master’s Programs in Top 10 for 2025
U.S. News & World Report has revealed its 2025 national rankings of that most competitive and high-growth area of higher education, online graduate programs, and three eligible Metropolitan College programs are featured among the top 10 of their respective classes. This marks the 12th straight year the programs have earned the recognition as among the […]
MET Alum Named New NASA Acting Administrator
Janet Petro (MET’88), who graduated from Metropolitan College with a Master of Science in Business Administration, a degree formerly offered as part of MET’s programs in Business & Management, has been named acting administrator of NASA by the Trump administration. Petro, who served as the director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, is known for shepherding […]
In Memoriam: Virginia ‘Ginny’ Greiman
It is with great regret that Metropolitan College announces the passing of Administrative Sciences Assistant Professor Virginia Greiman (SED’70, LAW’03), who passed away peacefully on November 15, 2024, at Mass General Hospital in Boston.
MET’s Faculty Angle: Hurricane Season through the Eyes of a Risk Manager
We can’t stop a hurricane, but we can plan for it. Check out this new video from MET’s new series, The Faculty Angle, that features lecturer Mark Carroll discussing Hurricane Milton and risk management—a field you can study at BU MET.
Newsweek Recognizes BU’s Online Programs as Among the Nation’s Best
In a survey by Newsweek magazine and global data firm Statista, Boston University’s online programs were ranked #4 among America’s Top Online Colleges for 2023.
BU MET’s Actuarial Science Master’s Degree Earns Bronze Award
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has announced that BU’s Metropolitan College has qualified for the Bronze Tier within the CAS University Recognition Program, which recognizes academic institutions with a demonstrated commitment to preparing property and casualty actuaries through their educational offerings.
In a First, BU MET Supply Chain Management Programs Rated in Top 25 by Gartner
For the first time ever, BU MET’s Supply Chain Management programs have been deemed top-25 in the country, according to the latest rankings by industry research firm Gartner.