Inspired to Give Back, Steven Akers (MET’94) Names Three MET Offices
Through generous donations to Metropolitan College, alumnus Steven G. Akers (MET’94) has funded the naming of three offices in the BU MET building at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue: The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office The Annie Wilcox Applied Social Sciences Chair’s Office The Mabel A. Akers Administrative Sciences Chair’s Office The... More
American Heritage® Chocolate Grant to Support Gastronomy Research
Sweet! On July 13, 2021, the Master of Arts in Gastronomy program at Boston University’s Metropolitan College was awarded a Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Research Grant in the amount of $2,800. Winners were announced at a virtual event hosted by the Heritage Chocolate Society. The grant—named in honor... More
US Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Wine Studies Scholarship Sponsors Urban Grape with ‘Dream Big’ Small Business Award
Thanks in large part to reflecting “the core aspects of what makes businesses such a powerful source for good in their communities,” the founders of the BU Food & Wine Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color were named the 2021 ‘Dream Big’ Small Business of the Year... More
New Data on Boston Crime a ‘Good Sign,’ Cronin Says
Nine months into 2020, the city of Boston had seen an alarming 45 homicides. That number is down to 32 this year, according to data recently released by the Boston Police Department. Speaking about the findings with WGBH, BU MET Associate Chair of Applied Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of... More
Urban Grape Award Founders Get Bold in Globe Series
TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Boston’s South End wine retailer Urban Grape and founders of the BU Food & Wine Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, were the subject of the latest entry in the Boston Globe’s Bold Type series, which spotlights Boston-area entrepreneurs dedicated to... More
City Planning Alum Helps Score Legislative Win for Home-Based Food Entrepreneurs
As a student in BU MET’s City Planning & Urban Affairs programs, Andree Entezari (MET’21) developed the know-how it takes to envision and execute practical solutions to challenges in urban life, through partnership and policy. So, when local regulations forbade Entezari from selling lavashak—the Iranian dried fruit snack made from... More
Out of Control: MET Lecturer Makes Sense of People and Weather
The world can be hard to understand, and the weather even harder. In a new Boston Globe “Ideas” editorial, Dr. Regina Hansen, faculty coordinator of the Metropolitan College online Undergraduate Degree Completion Program (UDCP) and master lecturer of rhetoric at BU’s College of General Studies, lent her perspective on the... More
Higher Education’s Biggest Challenge? Finding a Model that Meets the Demands of a Changing Workforce, MET Dean Zlateva Tells ‘Modern Campus’ Podcast
As dean of Boston University Metropolitan College (MET), Dean Tanya Zlateva is steeped in matters of online course delivery, development, and the means of bringing professional education approaches to traditional research university settings. In a conversation featured in a recent episode of Modern Campus’s “Illumination” podcast, Dean Zlateva explained that... More
One of the Internet ‘Founding Fathers’ John Day Lauded for Network Research Foresight
Few have a stronger command of the workings of internet architecture than BU Metropolitan College (MET) Master Lecturer in Computer Science John Day. When recent widespread outages to high-profile websites like Spotify, Reddit, and Twitter once more revealed the faults in the foundation of the digital superhighway that Day has... More
MET is Hiring! Part-Time Lecturer in Computer Science Sought
Boston University’s Metropolitan College is seeking applicants for part-time teaching positions in Computer Science with expertise in one of the following disciplines: Data Analytics Software Development Candidates with strong backgrounds in other related areas are also encouraged to apply. Metropolitan College, one of the 17 degree-granting schools and colleges of Boston University, is... More
MET is Hiring! Part-Time Lecturer in Management Sought
Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) is seeking applicants for part-time teaching positions in Management with expertise in one of the following disciplines: Business Analytics Finance Supply Chain Marketing Innovation Business Management Candidates with strong backgrounds in other related areas are also encouraged to apply. Metropolitan College, one of the 17 degree-granting schools and colleges of Boston University, More
MET Alum Leading NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sees Promise, Possibilities in Private-Public Partnerships
For Janet Petro (MET’88), humanity’s grand aspiration for space travel was always within arm’s reach. Growing up on Florida’s “space coast” during the earliest days of the international race to reach beyond Earth’s atmosphere, her father worked on the NASA test programs that made the famed Apollo lunar missions possible. More
Algorithmic Approach to Medical Staffing Challenge Earns MSABA Candidate Yuzhen Liang Summer Research Assistantship
The Boston University Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy (IHSIP) announced that Yuzhen Liang, a student pursuing her MS in Applied Business Analytics at BU MET, has been awarded a 2021 summer research assistantship for a project aimed at bringing machine learning solutions to the complex challenges of medical... More
Thanks to MET, Father and Daughter Graduate Side-by-Side
Rory Kallfelz’s graduation from Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) this past May was a unique experience—and not just because he finished his college career during a pandemic. Kallfelz (MET’21), was able to graduate alongside his daughter, Alexandra Kallfelz (COM’21), she with a degree in journalism, and he with a Bachelor... More
Student-Led Gastronomy Conference Examines Intersectional Food Justice
In April, students of the Gastronomy & Food Studies Programs at BU MET put on a small conference designed to bring attention to intersectional matters of food sovereignty, racial justice, and environmentalism. Organized by Gastronomy students Danielle Jacques and Dana Ferrante, the weekend-long “Living Landscapes” virtual event gathered activists, foragers... More