Could Neanderthals Speak? Science Supports Argument, Adjunct Professor Says
Whether or not homo sapiens’ evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals, possessed and utilized verbal language is an ongoing debate in the scientific community. What answers we have can be found via the converging fields of neuroscience, linguistics, primatology, and paleoanthropology—which happen to be the academic specialization of Dr. Andrey G. Vyshedskiy. Vyshedskiy—who... More
Alum Credits ‘Arts World’ Foundation in Advocacy Leadership
Triple Terrier Ben Hires (CAS’00, STH’03, MET’08) was recently saluted by Bostonia as a BU alumni “Opening Doors” for future generations. As CEO of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC), the largest Asian immigrant multiservice organization in Greater Boston, Hires today provides direct community support through efforts designed to make... More
Gastronomy Alum Unpacks Masculinity, Marketing, and the Secret Origin of ‘Dude Food’
In her new book, Diners, Dudes and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture, MLA in Gastronomy alum Emily Contois (MET’13) explores the concept of “dude food”—a powerful cultural construct developed in recent decades by marketers aiming to encourage male-identifying audiences to spend more on food. More
Gastronomy Alum Uses Ice Cream to Dish History’s Inside Scoop
Where we see a serving of ice cream, Hannah Spiegelman (MET’20) sees a story. A recent Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy graduate, Spiegelman publishes A Sweet History, a blog dedicated to using historical figures as a creative springboard for ice cream flavors—varieties she concocts herself, and showcases with the... More
Project Management Certification More Significant than Ever, In Every Field, MET PM Director and Alum Say
Boston University Metropolitan College’s director of Project Management, Dr. Vijay Kanabar, first earned his PMP certification 25 years ago. In the time since, the credential, which confers a mastery of managing risk, quality, communications, resources and project scope has become an industry standard across the project management field. Over the... More
Losing a Loved One to COVID-19: MET Lecturer Shares Valuable Lessons
In POV: What My Family and I Learned from Losing Our Mother to COVID-19, published January 25 in BU Today, Arts Administration Lecturer Wendy Swart Grossman draws upon her family’s poignant experience to offer a practical, insightful, and helpful guide to managing the unthinkable. Read the POV article here.
BU MET Online Programs Advance in U.S. News Rankings, Place in Top 10 For Eighth Year
Over eight years of U.S. News & World Report rankings, BU’s Metropolitan College (MET) has continued to place highly among the nation’s best online graduate programs. This year, despite unprecedented disruptions in 2020, each program has improved in its standing. MET's online Master of Science in Criminal Justice advanced one... More
Whether Knitting or Baking, MET Staff Stay Busy During Quarantine
For its many challenges and complications, the 2020 global pandemic has afforded people the benefit of more hours to themselves. With staying busy more important than ever, BU Today investigated what members of the BU community were doing with their newfound time. Katherine Meyer Moran, MET’s director of Alumni Relations... More
Inaugural Winners of MET’s Urban Grape Wine Studies Award Announced
In June, wine retailers TJ and Hadley Douglas launched the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, a scholarship designed to nurture professional growth in the field for individuals from communities that have historically been marginalized. In November, Suhayl Ramirez and Amanda Best were named the first two... More
How Noodles, Pomegranates Feed Culinary New Year Traditions
A recent USA Today story investigating foods traditionally eaten to celebrate the New Year sought the expertise of MET Director of Gastronomy Megan Elias. As Elias explained, in Japanese and Chinese cultures, noodles, given their length, can symbolize long life and good luck. Because of this, noodles are often enjoyed as... More
Criminal Justice Faculty Examine BU Prison Education Program’s Legacy of Social Justice
This past November, MET professors of criminal justice Dr. Mary Ellen Mastrorilli and Dr. Danielle Rousseau were invited to join BU’s Slone Epidemiology Center to lead a midday Brown Bag Seminar focused on MET’s Prison Education Program (PEP), underscoring its legacy as a purposeful effort by BU to champion greater... More
CIS Alum Sean Donnelly Named to Forbes List for Educational Cybersecurity Work
Sean Donnelly (MET’18), a BU MET Master of Science in Computer Information Systems graduate, was recently named to Forbes’s "30 Under 30" list of entrepreneurs on the rise. The 29-year-old cybersecurity professional was recognized for the contribution to the education space made by his company, Resolvn, which provides clients with... More
Partnership, Collaboration, and Mobilization: A Metropolitan College Case Study
Despite an encroaching pandemic, MET harnesses a history of innovation and teamwork to successfully deliver three jeopardized modules with international partner Universidad San Pablo CEU in Madrid. For 14 years, the MET International spring break course in Spain had gone off without a hitch. There was no reason for the program’s... More
Trauma Expert Champions Resilience in the Face of 2020 Holiday Blues
Today, the world is faced with common trauma. Associate Professor Danielle Rousseau, an authority on the roles trauma and mindfulness play in personal and social well-being, writes in Psychology Today that the ongoing global pandemic has brought about greater than usual burdens this holiday season, as many struggle with experiences... More
Chadwick Fellows 2019-2020
Recipients of the 2019-2020 Chadwick Fellowship are: Staff: The MET Analytics Team, compromised of Dalia Yassa, Anton Konovchenko, Michele Lok and Omkar Hagavane The MET Analytics Team, compromised of Dalia Yassa, Anton Konovchenko, Michele Lok and Omkar Hagavane, has the mission of supporting Metropolitan College with the data necessary to make analytically... More