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Rewarding Excellence—MET Hosts Virtual Award Ceremony
Each year at Commencement, Boston University’s Metropolitan College presents Awards of Excellence to undergraduate and graduate students, part-time faculty, and distinguished alumni. Though this year’s... More
MET Computer Science and Learning Team Authors New Tome on Best Practices in Online Education
Best Practices for Administering Online Programs, a new book to be published later this month by Routledge Press, is a collaborative effort by BU MET... More
The New Normal: Dean Zlateva Welcomes MET Students in Virtual Ceremony
Boston University’s Annual Matriculation Ceremony occurred on Sunday, August 30—and it was historic for being the University’s first virtual matriculation, another harbinger of the new... More
Words as Weapons: Heated Summer Brings New Relevance to MET Rhetoric Class
Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development Megan Sullivan’s MET course, Art of Rhetoric in Life and Work (MET IS 421), generally focuses on the... More
In BU Today, Dean Zlateva Shares Positive Experience of Her Negative COVID-19 Test
In an editorial contribution to BU Today, Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva relayed to the University community the first steps of her personal Back2BU story—her... More
MET Cybercrime Director Pens New Book on Statistics in Criminology
As director of MET’s Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) programs, Professor of the Practice Dr. Kyung-shick Choi is deeply ensconced in the manners in which... More
During Pandemic, Medical Interpretation and Translation More Important than Ever, Instructor Tells NY Times
As a medical interpreter at Brigham and Women's Hospital and instructor in the BU Center for Professional Education’s Certificate in Community Interpreting program, Marta Solis... More
Why Do Data Analytics Efforts Fail? ‘Islands of Information,’ MET Expert Says
As both a senior IT security engineer at Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare) and a part-time lecturer in BU MET’s Department of Computer Science, More
Long, Hard Times Ahead for Restaurants, Says Gastronomy, Culinary Arts & Wine Studies Alum
Fernanda Tapia (MET’09), a Gastronomy alum who also holds certificates from the Culinary Arts and Wine Studies programs, is former co-owner and executive chef at... More
New Book Empowering Trauma Survivors from MET’s Danielle Rousseau
MET Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Danielle Rousseau is committed to helping survivors work through the physiological and psychological impacts of sexual trauma. In Yoga and... More
Gastronomes Offer Quarantine “Stress Baking” Lessons
As the world sheltered in place the past few months, BU Today reporter Mara Sassoon felt herself drawn to what she called “stress baking,” and... More
MET Winemaker Takes Home Silver in International Competition
Jacquelyn Groeper, instructor in BU’s Wine Studies Program and winemaker and co-owner of Artis Winery, was recently honored with a silver medal in the 2020... More
Groundbreaking Urban Grape Wine Studies Award to Empower Students of Color in Field
Launching in time for the fall 2020 semester, the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color is a new opportunity for historically marginalized... More
Gastronomy Students Lend Aid Through Quarantine Cookbook
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way we eat. With less options for dining out, more and more people are taking the opportunity to... More
Rare Uplifting COVID-Related News Story has Health Communication Instructor to Thank
As director of communications for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Tim Sullivan (MET’06) is frequently reminded of the adage he often shares with students in his... More
Cyber-Secure Your Future: CAE Virtual Career Fair Open to MET Security Students
As a benefit of Boston University’s standing as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense and Research, students enrolled in BU Metropolitan... More
MET Professor James Stodder to Washington Post: Crises Bring Back Bartering
On May 11, MET’s James Stodder was quoted in the Washington Post article, “Bartering is back: When life gives you lemons, trade them for a... More
BU Distance Education Support Specialist Awarded for “Outstanding” Work
Shelby Harvey, lead faculty and student support specialist at BU MET’s Office of Distance Education, was named a winner at the 2020 UPCEA New England... More
WCVB’s ‘Chronicle’ Calls Cybersecurity ‘The Future of Law Enforcement’
In March, WCVB-TV Channel 5’s “Chronicle” news team paid a visit to the classroom of BU Metropolitan College’s Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) Program Director... More
Urban Studies Capstone Proposes Green Opportunities in Hyde Park
As reported in the Hyde Park Bulletin (Volume 19, Issue 19), on May 5 students from Metropolitan College’s Urban Studies Capstone course (MET UA 805)... More