Gastronomy Student’s Black-Owned Tea Business Featured on Jennifer Hudson Show
Amber Jackson, who is in the process of earning her MA in Gastronomy with a focus in Business & Entrepreneurship at Metropolitan College, was recently featured on the Jennifer Hudson Show, where her business was spotlighted as one of Rhode Island’s must-visit destinations.
Campus Climate Lab Awards Funding to Trio of MET Students for Research Effort in Support of BU Climate Plan
These students’ research will help BU facilities managers make critical decisions about what measures to take in planning for climate change.
Food Business Launched by Global Marketing Management Student Gets International Distribution
Global Marketing Management master’s degree student Parth Mutha is believed to be the first BU student with a product available on Amazon—PROMUNCH, the vegetarian snack he launched during the pandemic.
Gastronomy Student Helps Bring New Life to City Farmers Markets through Mayor’s Office Fellowship
When Andrea Catania first heard about an opportunity to join the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, she didn’t think her Master of Arts in Gastronomy studies would qualify her. But she soon learned the program was open to graduate students of all types, and with the help of the BU Initiative on Cities, she was able to land a summer fellowship that gave her eight weeks to make a difference in the lives of Boston residents.
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.
Computer Science Research Team Wins Best Search UX Award for Fitness Tracker Chatbot
A BU Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science research team won a prestigious award for an innovative project that gives people new means to draw the most out of the data collected by the fitness trackers they wear—a search engine-powered chatbot conversational agent.
Arts Administration Program Welcomes First International Student Hailing from Cuba
MET’s Arts Administration program values and advances global perspectives in arts management—and it is proud to be joined by its first-ever Cuban international student, Amor Díaz Campos, already an accomplished organizer in her home country.
Arts Administration Student Joins New Hampshire Arts Board
Greg Hankinson, a Metropolitan College MS in Arts Administration student, has been named to the New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) board.
Gastronomy Master’s Student Marie-Louise Friedland Has Big Plans to Disrupt Classism of Wine World
In a new BU Today feature, BU MET MA in Gastronomy student Marie-Louise Friedland delved into her career ambitions—namely, to bring change to the wine industry’s culture by making it more open to a wider variety of people.
ABA Student Named Finalist in BU’s Global Photo Contest for Spectacular Pic of China’s Mirror Lake
For 11 years, Boston University Global Programs has held its annual Global Photo Contest, which encourages BU community members from all across the world to capture and share images of the planet’s beautiful corners.