MET Faculty Recognized for Research’s Significant Contributions to BU-wide Innovation
The research of three MET faculty was featured in BU’s Shipley Center Historical Impact Report, a 10-year retrospective on digital learning initiatives across the University.
Former MET Dean Says BU’s Top Marks on Federal Test Prove School to be “Financially Solid”
Boston University has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a model of financial responsibility, receiving a perfect score in a recent survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The study examined the way both for-profit and not-for-profit private institutions of higher education allocate federal funds and student aid, and according to […]
Continuing Education Essential to Evolving Universities, Says Former Dean
Continuing education serves a key role for universities seeking to adapt to the evolving professional landscape, according to former MET dean and current Professor of the Practice Jay Halfond. In an interview with The evoLLLution about challenges facing the higher education leadership of today, Halfond advocates for the importance of foundational learning like liberal arts […]
Former MET Dean Blazes Trail Teaching American Culture to International Students
Professor of the Practice Jay Halfond believes that most American universities fail to offer their international students as rounded an education as their domestic peers receive, and that the key to remedying this disparity is in offering those who come to the United States for their education a more nuanced perspective on American culture—controversies, conflicts, […]
Professor Jay Halfond Speaks to Campus Citizens
Former dean of MET and Professor of the Practice Jay Halfond critiques the view of students as consumers in “Campus Citizens, Not Just Customers,” his most recent Huffington Post blog entry. “As a teacher and former administrator, I’ve noted a hierarchy in the ways students engage in learning.” Read more » Huffington Post 06.08.2015
Blogging with Professor Jay Halfond
In August, Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences Jay Halfond (former dean of MET) published two posts to his ongoing Huffington Post blog—“An Encore Professor” and “The Innovation Seesaw.” Professor Halfond has been blogging insights on higher education since October 2012—you can read the blog here.
Dr. Jay A. Halfond on Higher Education in Post-Conflict Societies
MET’s former dean and current Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences, Jay A. Halfond, wrote an article for New England Journal of Higher Education called “From Arab Spring to Academic Blossoming? Transforming Nations after their Liberation.” The article examines notions of higher education in post-conflict societies such as Libya, and how Western models can serve as […]
Dr. Jay A. Halfond on True Distance Learning
MET’s former dean and current Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences, Jay A. Halfond, wrote an article for The Huffington Post on the growing popularity of distance learning done completely online. Dr. Halfond states that those most attuned to the advantages of distance learning are “generally older, with careers and families—[who] want control over their education—not […]
MET Professors Pen Op-Ed on Arts in Boston
Assistant Professor of Arts Administration Rich Maloney and Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences Jay Halfond co-authored an Op-Ed piece on the role of the arts in Boston, which appeared in the Boston Herald earlier this week. The article cites the strong historical presence of the arts in the city, and examines the advantages this tradition […]
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, […]