MET Hosts Meeting Featuring the Ambassador of Kazakhstan
On March 29, 2023, Dean Tanya Zlateva and members of BU Metropolitan College’s Kazakh student community welcomed to campus Mr. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States.
Award-Winning Alum Richard DeWolfe (MET’71) to Deliver BU MET 2023 Commencement Address
Richard B. DeWolfe (MET’71) will address graduates at the @METBU Convocation Ceremony, Saturday, May 20. He will also receive the 2023 MET Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to Alma Mater.
American Heritage® Chocolate Grant to Support Gastronomy Research
Sweet! On July 13, 2021, the Master of Arts in Gastronomy program at Boston University’s Metropolitan College was awarded a Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Research Grant in the amount of $2,800. Winners were announced at a virtual event hosted by the Heritage Chocolate Society. The grant—named in honor of the late Mars, Jr., […]
Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Wine Studies Award for Students of Color
A year ago, TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of The Urban Grape in Boston’s South End, generously established The Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color at Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET). In a direct effort to reduce racial isolation in the wine field, the award funds at least one student of color […]
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 spot to #2 (out of […]
CAS Lauds Summer Term Interim Director Erin Salius for Outstanding Service
In recognition for her exceptional contributions to Boston University, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) has granted its 2020 Outstanding Service Award to Summer Term Assistant Dean and Director ad interim Dr. Erin Salius. Salius, who assumed leadership of BU Summer Term following the retirement of former director Donna Shea, is recognized for being […]
MET CS Program Administration Director Wins BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service
Kim Crosta (Questrom’08, MET’14), director of program administration for BU MET’s Department of Computer Science, is among one of three winners of BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service. An annual staff recognition for exceptional service to the University, Distinguished Service Award honorees are nominated by faculty. Dubbed a “magician” by one colleague, Ms. Crosta […]
MET Online Degrees Rank Among Top 10 for 7 Years in a Row
For the seventh year in a row, BU’s Metropolitan College (MET) tops the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best online graduate programs. This steadfast position—alongside some of the nation’s most elite schools—underscores MET’s strong performance in the most competitive and high-growth areas of higher education, that of part-time, online graduate programs. […]
New Performing Arts Certificate Makes its Debut at MET
Boston University’s Metropolitan College is proud to announce the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Performing Arts Enterprise, offered in partnership with Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, one of the world’s leading commercial theater companies. Offered as part of MET’s long-running programs in Arts Administration, the new certificate program is taught by veterans of the Broadway theater scene who […]
Cyber-Secure Your Future: CAE Virtual Career Fair Open to MET Security Students
An advantage of being a student at Boston University is access to robust career networks and job resources. Because BU is a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense and Research, students in Metropolitan College’s information security programs are eligible to attend the upcoming CAE Virtual Career Fair, September 27, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. […]