MET Alum and Restauranteur Awarded Prestigious Recognition in Boston’s Inaugural Michelin Slate
For the first time, the Michelin Guide has included the city of Boston in its review of restaurants across America’s northeast, and one alum of Boston University’s Metropolitan College is among those to earn its rare prize. Chompon “Boong” Boonnak (MET’13) is the proprietor of Mahaniyom, a Brookline, Mass. restaurant which specializes in Thai tapas. […]
Tesla Recruiters Visit BU MET to Talk Supply Chain Opportunities
On Monday, September 29, representatives from Tesla automotive visited Boston University’s Metropolitan College to meet with students and discuss career prospects and the hiring process within the company, specifically within the supply chain field. With BU MET Director of Student Career Development Sandra Sylvestre acting as host of the lunchtime event at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, […]
Joined by Field Leaders and Program Luminaries, AI, Construction, and the Built Environment Prominent Themes of BU MET’s 19th Annual PMiP Conference
On Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, 2025, Boston University Metropolitan College (BU MET) held its 19th annual Project Management in Practice (PMiP) conference on the scenic 17th floor of BU’s Center for Computing and Data Science. With its spectacular views of Boston and Cambridge, even peering into several other New England states, the so-called “Jenga” […]
Global Marketing Management Alum Parth Mutha Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for Soy-Snack Promunch
When Parth Mutha (MET’24), a MS in Global Marketing Management (MSGMM) alum, launched his soybean snack business Promunch in 2021, he didn’t know just how far his entrepreneurship would take him. After being named an “Amazon’s Choice” product by Amazon India, Mutha’s star is on the rise. Now, Mutha has been recognized for his success […]
Tariffs to Drive Up Cost of Lab Research, Supply Chain Professor Tells Science
Associate Professor Canan Gunes Corlu, an expert in supply chain management, recently told Science Magazine that America’s global tariffs will make scientific equipment more expensive, to the detriment of laboratory research.
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 […]