During Pandemic, Medical Interpretation and Translation More Important than Ever, Instructor Tells NY Times
As a medical interpreter at Brigham and Women's Hospital and instructor in the BU Center for Professional Education’s Certificate in Community Interpreting program, Marta Solis Rodriguez knows that communication is key—particularly when a language barrier lies in the way, and especially when a person’s health and well-being is on the... More
Why Do Data Analytics Efforts Fail? ‘Islands of Information,’ MET Expert Says
As both a senior IT security engineer at Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare) and a part-time lecturer in BU MET’s Department of Computer Science, Ed Matthews has years of experience designing and supporting security tools and applications and loves the challenge of tracing data and resolving high-level issues. Matthews... More
Long, Hard Times Ahead for Restaurants, Says Gastronomy, Culinary Arts & Wine Studies Alum
Fernanda Tapia (MET’09), a Gastronomy alum who also holds certificates from the Culinary Arts and Wine Studies programs, is former co-owner and executive chef at Comedor, a Chilean-American bistro in the heart of Newton, MA. As an experienced industry hand and executive, she knows well the challenges restaurants are facing... More
New Book Empowering Trauma Survivors from MET’s Danielle Rousseau
MET Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Danielle Rousseau is committed to helping survivors work through the physiological and psychological impacts of sexual trauma. In Yoga and Resilience: Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma, Dr. Rousseau, serving as editor, offers tangible tools, rooted in empirical and experiential data, to support survivors... More
Gastronomes Offer Quarantine “Stress Baking” Lessons
As the world sheltered in place the past few months, BU Today reporter Mara Sassoon felt herself drawn to what she called “stress baking,” and decided to investigate. “As a BU staff member enrolled in Metropolitan College’s Gastronomy Program, I had a feeling that fellow students, as well as faculty and... More
MET Winemaker Takes Home Silver in International Competition
Jacquelyn Groeper, instructor in BU’s Wine Studies Program and winemaker and co-owner of Artis Winery, was recently honored with a silver medal in the 2020 International Women’s Wine Competition. Held this past June in Sonoma, California, the competition fielded over a thousand entries and was judged by women of the... More
Groundbreaking Urban Grape Wine Studies Award to Empower Students of Color in Field
Launching in time for the fall 2020 semester, the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color is a new opportunity for historically marginalized peoples to get an irreplaceable education in the beverage and hospitality industry. Founded by BU Certificate Program in Wine Studies alum TJ Douglas and wife Hadley... More
Gastronomy Students Lend Aid Through Quarantine Cookbook
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way we eat. With less options for dining out, more and more people are taking the opportunity to learn to cook their favorite meals at home. To lend their qualified expertise—not only to good eating, but also to worthy causes—BU MET’s Gastronomy Students... More
Rare Uplifting COVID-Related News Story has Health Communication Instructor to Thank
As director of communications for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Tim Sullivan (MET’06) is frequently reminded of the adage he often shares with students in his online Media Relations for Health Communicators (MET HC 758) course: “Having a job in communication means having communication responsibilities, as well as 'other duties as... More
Cyber-Secure Your Future: CAE Virtual Career Fair Open to MET Security Students
As a benefit of Boston University’s standing as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense and Research, students enrolled in BU Metropolitan College’s programs in information security and cybersecurity are invited free of charge to attend the 4th National CAE Virtual Career Fair, sponsored by the National... More
MET Professor James Stodder to Washington Post: Crises Bring Back Bartering
On May 11, MET’s James Stodder was quoted in the Washington Post article, “Bartering is back: When life gives you lemons, trade them for a neighbor’s hand sanitizer.” A visiting professor of the practice in the Department of Administrative Sciences, Dr. Stodder is an economist with unique expertise in areas... More
BU Distance Education Support Specialist Awarded for “Outstanding” Work
Shelby Harvey, lead faculty and student support specialist at BU MET’s Office of Distance Education, was named a winner at the 2020 UPCEA New England Regional Awards. The recognition, Outstanding Continuing Education Support Specialist Award—Staff in a Support Role, comes from the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), a... More
WCVB’s ‘Chronicle’ Calls Cybersecurity ‘The Future of Law Enforcement’
In March, WCVB-TV Channel 5’s “Chronicle” news team paid a visit to the classroom of BU Metropolitan College’s Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) Program Director Dr. Kyung-shick Choi as part of its investigation into the professional field of cybercrime prevention, investigation, and cybersecurity. The long-running, Boston-produced newsmagazine show dubbed cybersecurity... More
Urban Studies Capstone Proposes Green Opportunities in Hyde Park
As reported in the Hyde Park Bulletin (Volume 19, Issue 19), on May 5 students from Metropolitan College’s Urban Studies Capstone course (MET UA 805) presented The Power of Green! Strategic Proposals for the Hyde Park Community. The virtual event focused on actions that could be taken to enhance access... More
In New Interview, Dean Zlateva Explains How CE Units Can Help Universities Serve Non-Traditional Learners
University continuing education units are in the spotlight, thanks to their role in helping their institutions establish protocols for remote learning in a COVID-19 world. The lessons learned now will inform how traditional universities serve their student populations in years to come, suggests Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva in “Continuing... More