Gastronomy Master’s Grad Launches Cheese and Charcuterie Catering Business
Kimi Ceridon, a master's degree in gastronomy graduate, was recently featured in a Boston Globe story highlighting her Stoneham-based cheese and charcuterie catering business, Life Love Cheese. The former engineer pivoted to specialty food services after completing her studies at MET, where she also earned the Certificate in Culinary Arts. Read... More
Boston’s New Police Commissioner Should Implement Direct Community Oversight, Says Shea Cronin
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shea Cronin recently spoke with BU Today about Boston’s newly appointed police commissioner, Michael Cox, who arrives to the job with a mandate to reform the department he oversees. The chair of MET’s Department of Applied Social Sciences, Cronin offered suggestions on how Cox can... More
Return to Workplace Makes Lunch Hour More Important, Gastronomy Director Says
As author of Lunch: The History of a Meal, Dr. Megan Elias is an authority on the midday meal. The Gastronomy program director and associate professor of the practice, who has previously noted that lunch was the meal most impacted by the pandemic, was quoted in a recent Boston Globe... More
MET Health Communication Program Cofounder Helps Examine Neighborhood Iconography in Visual Media Journal
In recent a contribution to The Journal of Visual Communications, visual literacy expert Dr. Domenic Screnci, who helped to found Metropolitan College’s groundbreaking MS in Health Communication, turns his eye to a different kind of medium: the religious lawn shrines of Italian American neighborhoods like the East Boston one where... More
After Walking in Her Hero’s Footsteps, Culinary Arts Student Lives Dream by Winning Julia Child Challenge
A former culinary arts student at BU MET is making a name for herself by following in the footsteps of her culinary idol all the way to the screen, and into the winner’s circle. Jaíne Mackievicz grew up watching Programs in Food & Wine co-founder and star chef Julia Child teach... More
New Data on High-Paying Jobs Puts Spotlight on MET Programs
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released new data on which career tracks have the most promising professional outlooks through 2030, bringing to light the value of many Metropolitan College programs. Director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs and Professor of the Practice Kyung-shick Choi spoke with BU Today... More
MET Faculty Among BU’s Inaugural Fellows to Develop Antiracist Curricula
Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research has a mission to build an antiracist society that ensures racial equity and social justice. Now, a pair of MET faculty will take significant steps in advancing that mission by redesigning courses in ways that thoughtfully foreground antiracist practices in curricula and pedagogical strategies. More
Cabin Fever, Song in Her Heart Propels MET Student to Marathon
It takes tremendous will to run a marathon. To go the considerable distance, runners draw deeply from all kinds of reserves. For Olivia Clachar, a BU employee who is capitalizing on her benefits by pursuing her BS in Management Studies at MET, it was the confinement born of the global... More
City Planning & Urban Affairs Students Make Impact with South Boston Curb Usage Study
A major component to any Metropolitan College (MET) education is hands-on experience within a given field. Students studying for their Master of City Planning or Master of Urban Affairs are given opportunities to connect with policymakers, urban leaders, and academics. And in fall 2021, through BU’s Initiative on Cities (IoC)... More
Irena Vodenska to Lead Focused Research Program on Climate Misinformation
A new research effort led in part by Dr. Irena Vodenska, MET professor of finance, will not only grapple with the critical role of trust in communication as it relates to public opinion on climate change in the US, but also seek to find demonstrable solutions to the disinformation crisis. The... More
Trio of Global Marketing Management Students Present Papers at London Institute’s International Conference
In competition with scholars all across the world, three MET Master of Science in Global Marketing Management (MSGMM) students had their papers accepted at the prestigious London Institute's 2022 Applied Research International Conference (ARICON), held last week at Harvard University. The graduate students, Valorie Luther, Chris Mulvey, and Xiao Zhang, submitted... More
Never Too Late: BU’s Albrik Avanessian Earns His Master’s at 62
At 62 years of age, Albrik Avanessian (MET’22) may have more life experience than most BU students graduating with a master’s degree, but he is not unlike the average MET student: committed to lifelong learning, building knowledge and skills that can enhance a career, and thriving within a classroom environment... More
MET Cybercrime Expert Illustrates Investigative Acumen Ahead of Third Annual White Hat Cybersecurity Conference
A BU Today profile put the spotlight on MET’s director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) programs, Professor of the Practice Kyung-shick Choi, highlighting his unique expertise at training law enforcement on matters of crime pertaining to personal data, hacking, and cyber-theft ahead of next week’s third annual International White... More
Arts Administration Program Director DeNatale Shares Findings on Impact of Pandemic on Field with Conference
On Thursday, May 26, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Arts Administration Dr. Doug DeNatale will join the 2022 Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) Conference to share what he has learned about the ways the global COVID-19 crisis has affected the field since its 2020 onset. The virtual... More
Distinguished Alum Peter Raimondi (MET’80) to Deliver BU MET’s 2022 Commencement Address
Peter Raimondi, Esq. (MET’80, LAW’83), a titan of the wealth management industry and long-time member of the Metropolitan College (MET) Dean's Advisory Board will deliver an address to graduates at MET's Convocation Ceremony during BU's 2022 Commencement Weekend. Since earning his BLA in Interdisciplinary Studies at MET, Raimondi has remained an... More