MET Online Course Wins Catalyst Award with Distinction
Blackboard’s Catalyst Award, Director’s Choice for Courses with Distinction, was given to Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science Anatoly Temkin and Senior Instructional Designer Dan Hillman for Quantitative Methods for Information Systems, a core course in MET’s online master’s in Computer Information Systems. As defined by Blackboard, the Catalyst Award “honors those who push […]
Administrative Sciences Chair Kip Becker Addresses Fudan MBA Forum in China
On January 6, Associate Professor and Chair of Administrative Sciences Kip Becker traveled to Shanghai, China, to speak at the Fudan MBA Forum at the School of Management, Fudan University. Becker’s presentation on “Social Networks and Innovative Marketing Strategy: Connecting Consumers, Developing Brands, and Protecting Image” was received enthusiastically by students and alumni in attendance. […]
MET Programs Place #2 and #8 in 2014 U.S. News Best Online Program Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has announced its 2014 rankings of Best Online Programs—and Metropolitan College has placed high in two key programs. In a comparison of the Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs, MET’s fully online master’s in Computer Information Systems ranked #2 out of 34 programs listed, preceded only by the University […]
Dr. Merry White Featured in the Boston Globe
Boston University Professor of Anthropology Dr. Merry White talks to the Boston Globe on how her acclaimed cookbook Cooking for Crowds came about, how Julia Child saved one of her stews, and on roasting squab for Jacqueline Onassis.
MET’s Enrique Silva quoted in BU Today on Menino’s new post
MET Assistant Professor of City Planning and Urban Affairs Enrique Silva was quoted in the article, referring to the IoC as a “very bold and sophisticated” initiative.
Culture and Cuisine in Quebec
Looking for something closer to home than France or Italy, the coordinator of the MLA in Gastronomy chose Quebec for the fall 2012 course in Culture and Cuisine. To the readers of La Presse, it’s somewhat amusing that BU students in the Gastronomy master’s program spent the fall studying the cuisine of Quebec—and gratifying to know […]
BU in TOP 25 Schools for Financial Planning Education
Financial Planning placed MET’s non-credit Financial Planner Program, offered through the Center for Professional Education, in the list of the top 25 schools offering degrees and certificate for financial planners. In choosing the 25 schools, Financial Planning relied on a group of experts, both planners and academics. Read More
MET Advanced Degree Programs, Students Featured in Boston Globe Money & Careers section
MET’s Masters of Project Management and Masters of Gastronomy programs highlighted in Boston Globe Money and Careers Section. In a down economy many professionals are turning to alternative degree programs to gain the competitive edge. Terry Robbins, 45, a director of operations technology at a major insurance company in New Jersey, peered into the future […]
MET Gastronomy Program in the New York Times
The New York Times covers the growth of food studies in higher education and cites BU Gastronomy as a pioneering department in this new academic field. Read the full article.