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With a heavy heart, BU MET announces the passing of Food & Wine Programs Founding Director Rebecca Alssid—a pivotal force in the academic study of food, a longtime pivotal contributor to the BU MET community, and the founder of the Evergreen Program.
We’re number 1! And number 2, too! BU MET’s online MS in Applied Business Analytics is ranked #1 for 2026 by TechGuide, who also recognized the online MS in Applied Data Analytics as the #2 online degree of its kind.
Did you know that over the past 12 years alone, Boston University has invested roughly $5 million in support of more than 400 City of Boston employees as part of its City of Boston Scholarship program? This year, BU President Melissa Gilliam joined the MET community in celebrating this partnership. Because, as one graduate put it, “Strong public service needs strong public servants.”
Metropolitan College lecturer Dr. Andrey Vyshedskiy, who teaches Neuroscience of Human Cognition: Imagination, Language, and Consciousness (MET BI 366), has published new research that indicates that children with autism may have a shorter window to develop a command of complex language than neurotypical peers. “A long-standing question in autism research concerns why some individuals never […]
What does the examination of “queer food” tell us about food and our society? In the latest episode of MET’s #FacultyAngle series, Dr. Megan Elias, who teaches Food, Gender, and Sexuality (MET ML 706), explains what hidden truths can be revealed through the study.
Boston University’s Metropolitan College is always working to be sure its programs reflect the cutting edge of emerging industry best practices, regularly evaluating whether curricula meet the highest possible current standards and evolving in kind. It is for that reason that BU MET is pleased to announce a series of updates and new offerings throughout […]
Join the entire Metropolitan College community in congratulating alum Chompon “Boong” Boonnak (MET’13), who was recognized by the Michelin Guide both for the dining experience offered by his Brookline Thai restaurant, Mahaniyom, as well as for his expertise as a mixologist.
There isn’t much that strengthens the bonds that cultivate community character like public art. When a community invests in an artist and an artist reciprocates that good faith with work that honors, challenges, and unites, as so much quality art does, the net is a meaningful representation of artistic administrative success—just the kind of success […]