MET Alum Patricia W. Chadwick Shares Storied Journey in New Memoir
Patricia W. Chadwick (MET’75) will pay a visit to Metropolitan College on Monday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss and sign copies of her newly released book, Little Sister: A Memoir. In the tome, published by Post Hill Press, Chadwick charts the story of her life, including her formative experiences with a religious cult. […]
City Planning & Urban Affairs Students Get Hands-On Experience in Puerto Rico
Nine MET graduate students in the City Planning & Urban Affairs programs paid a visit to Puerto Rico to gain firsthand knowledge of the ways their education can be put to work when disaster strikes a population. MET Associate Professor Madhu Dutta-Koehler, also director of the City Planning & Urban Affairs program, and Assistant Professor […]
Chef Jacques Pépin Awarded Lifetime Achievement Emmy
Chef Jacques Pépin will be recognized for his contributions to the world of televised cooking instruction with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, it was announced this week. The host of myriad public television series—including Jacques Pépin’s Cooking Techniques, Today’s Gourmet, and Fast Food My Way—and cofounder of […]
Associate Dean Chitkushev Quoted in “Boston Globe”
Dr. Lou Chitkushev, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor of computer science, was quoted in “Zipcar disruption reveals vagaries of tech connectivity,” a Boston Globe article on Zipcar and the pros and cons of networked technology and the “Internet of Things.” Read the full article here.
MET Financial Management Programs Get CFA Institute Seal of Approval
The Financial Management graduate degree programs at MET—including the Master of Science in Financial Management, the Master of Science in Financial Management with concentration in International Finance, and the Master of Science in Financial Management with concentration in Investment Analysis—are now part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. The affiliation recognizes that MET’s financial […]
Gastronomy Professor Goes Inside Julia’s Kitchen
Associate Professor of the Practice Megan Elias joined the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast to talk about the Certificate in Culinary Arts program that famed chef Julia Child co-founded the Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy program. Listen here.
MET Gastronome Talks Cookbook Culture
Associate Professor of the Practice Megan Elias thinks cookbooks tell you much more than just how to prepare a meal. “When we’re looking at [cookbooks], we are looking for our next self,” Dr. Elias, director of MET’s MLA program in Gastronomy, recently told the Meant To Be Eaten podcast. “[It’s] not just that what we […]
MET Prof Remembers Catastrophic Molasses Flood a Century Later
Boston University Adjunct Professor Anthony Sammarco made a recent appearance on WGBH to discuss Boston’s “Great Molasses Flood” of 1919. “It was something that created probably one of the most interesting stories of Boston’s history and development,” Sammarco, who teaches history at MET, told Morning Edition. Hear the full story here.
City Planning & Urban Affairs Students to Aid Communities via MetroBridge
Students enrolled in the Metropolitan College City Planning & Urban Affairs programs will have a chance to impact the real world with their academic insight as part of a new program, MetroBridge. Offered through BU’s Initiative on Cities, MetroBridge will allow BU students to make suggestions to nearby communities in need of solutions as part […]
Culinary Arts Take Teacher from Kitchen to Classroom to Facebook
Before becoming an instructor for BU’s unique Certificate in the Culinary Arts program, Barry Maiden was a James Beard Award-winning chef, recognized for his efforts at Cambridge’s Hungry Mother restaurant. Today, in addition to teaching at BU, Maiden serves as Facebook’s executive chef, serving up to three meals a day for employees at the company’s […]