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The definitive English-language book on Sicilian Wine
MET Wine Studies instructor and Master of Wine Bill Nesto coauthored The World of Sicilian Wine (UC Press, March 2013) with his wife Frances Di Savino. The book has received many positive reviews, including a recent one in the quarterly The World of Fine Wine (issue 43), which calls it... More
Culinary Legend Jacques Pépin Prepares for Final TV Series
Jacques Pépin, cofounder with Julia Child of MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and MLA in Gastronomy, recently discussed his last scheduled cooking series (the 26-episode Jacques Pépin: Heart and Soul, scheduled to air in October 2015 on KQED Public Television), and his plans for the future as he... More
MET Faculty Receives Fulbright Scholarship
Dr. Beth Bennett, adjunct lecturer of English at Metropolitan College, was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach for nine months in the English Department at the University of Ghana. Bennett will teach African American literature and writing, undertake research in Accra and other sites in the country, and retrace the... More
Gastronomy Alum Unpacks Masculinity, Marketing, and the Secret Origin of ‘Dude Food’
In her new book, Diners, Dudes and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture, MLA in Gastronomy alum Emily Contois (MET’13) explores the concept of “dude food”—a powerful cultural construct developed in recent decades by marketers aiming to encourage male-identifying audiences to spend more on food. More
Gastronomy Alum Uses Ice Cream to Dish History’s Inside Scoop
Where we see a serving of ice cream, Hannah Spiegelman (MET’20) sees a story. A recent Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy graduate, Spiegelman publishes A Sweet History, a blog dedicated to using historical figures as a creative springboard for ice cream flavors—varieties she concocts herself, and showcases with the... More
Project Management Certification More Significant than Ever, In Every Field, MET PM Director and Alum Say
Boston University Metropolitan College’s director of Project Management, Dr. Vijay Kanabar, first earned his PMP certification 25 years ago. In the time since, the credential, which confers a mastery of managing risk, quality, communications, resources and project scope has become an industry standard across the project management field. Over the... More
Losing a Loved One to COVID-19: MET Lecturer Shares Valuable Lessons
In POV: What My Family and I Learned from Losing Our Mother to COVID-19, published January 25 in BU Today, Arts Administration Lecturer Wendy Swart Grossman draws upon her family’s poignant experience to offer a practical, insightful, and helpful guide to managing the unthinkable. Read the POV article here.
BU MET Online Programs Advance in U.S. News Rankings, Place in Top 10 For Eighth Year
Over eight years of U.S. News & World Report rankings, BU’s Metropolitan College (MET) has continued to place highly among the nation’s best online graduate programs. This year, despite unprecedented disruptions in 2020, each program has improved in its standing. MET's online Master of Science in Criminal Justice advanced one... More
Whether Knitting or Baking, MET Staff Stay Busy During Quarantine
For its many challenges and complications, the 2020 global pandemic has afforded people the benefit of more hours to themselves. With staying busy more important than ever, BU Today investigated what members of the BU community were doing with their newfound time. Katherine Meyer Moran, MET’s director of Alumni Relations... More
Inaugural Winners of MET’s Urban Grape Wine Studies Award Announced
In June, wine retailers TJ and Hadley Douglas launched the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, a scholarship designed to nurture professional growth in the field for individuals from communities that have historically been marginalized. In November, Suhayl Ramirez and Amanda Best were named the first two... More
How Noodles, Pomegranates Feed Culinary New Year Traditions
A recent USA Today story investigating foods traditionally eaten to celebrate the New Year sought the expertise of MET Director of Gastronomy Megan Elias. As Elias explained, in Japanese and Chinese cultures, noodles, given their length, can symbolize long life and good luck. Because of this, noodles are often enjoyed as... More
Criminal Justice Faculty Examine BU Prison Education Program’s Legacy of Social Justice
This past November, MET professors of criminal justice Dr. Mary Ellen Mastrorilli and Dr. Danielle Rousseau were invited to join BU’s Slone Epidemiology Center to lead a midday Brown Bag Seminar focused on MET’s Prison Education Program (PEP), underscoring its legacy as a purposeful effort by BU to champion greater... More
CIS Alum Sean Donnelly Named to Forbes List for Educational Cybersecurity Work
Sean Donnelly (MET’18), a BU MET Master of Science in Computer Information Systems graduate, was recently named to Forbes’s "30 Under 30" list of entrepreneurs on the rise. The 29-year-old cybersecurity professional was recognized for the contribution to the education space made by his company, Resolvn, which provides clients with... More