MET Instructor Named Acting Police Commissioner
Superintendent William Evans, the new acting commissioner of the Boston Police Department, is also a part-time faculty member in MET’s Master of Criminal Justice program. Evans—a thirty-year veteran of the department—was appointed by Mayor Menino to replace Edward Davis. He will serve until the next mayor makes an appointment in 2014. Full article: Boston Globe
Douglas C. Chamberlain to give MET’s 2013 Commencement Address
Dean Tanya Zlateva introduced MET’s 2013 Commencement Speaker: Mr. Douglas C. Chamberlain, MET ’74, GSM ’76. Mr. Chamberlain is CEO of Appleton Partners, Inc. and a founder of both Appleton and Cambridge Appleton Trust N.A., which manage assets for high net worth individuals, corporations, foundations, and pension and profit-sharing plans in 45 states and abroad. […]
MET Dean to Assume New Post
After nearly a dozen years helming BU’s Metropolitan College, Dean Jay Halfond will step down at the end of the fall semester. He will teach a graduate seminar at the School of Education next semester before taking a yearlong sabbatical, beginning next summer. He plans to teach and conduct research when he returns. Tanya Zlateva, […]
MET Professor to give cyber security lecture at Hanscom Airforce Base
On October 19, 2011, Dr. Tanya Zlateva will deliver a lecture on cyber security research projects being conducted at Boston University. Dr. Zlateva is the co-founder of the Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS). The talk will be held on Hanscom AFB at the Hanscom Education and Training Center (Building 1728) from 10:30 a.m. to […]
Professor Joins the Editorial Board of JPPP
Professor Steve Leybourne was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Project, Program & Portfolio Management.
MET Announces New Graduate Certificates and New Learning Formats in Computer Science
Learn more about our exciting new Graduate Certificate programs in: Information Technology Project Management Digital Forensics—eLive Format Interactive Multimedia & Game Engineering
MET Honors War Vets at VA Hospital
In appreciation of the efforts of U.S. war veterans, the Metropolitan College chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society sponsored a Veteran’s Day event at the VA Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The large and diverse group in attendance included veterans of wars ranging from World War II to the war in Iraq, many of […]