MET Actuaries Named Semi-Finalists in Nation-Wide Case Study Challenge
A group of students from the Metropolitan College Actuarial Science graduate program were named semi-finalists in the 2016 Student Research Case Study Challenge. The Society of Actuaries competition, which, according to SOA Managing Director of Research R. Dale Hall, sought to highlight “a wide variety of actuarial methods to predict and... More
MET’s Prison Education Program Featured in New Yorker Article
Metropolitan College’s Prison Education Program, established in 1972, was mentioned in an article in the New Yorker. The article, focusing on the Obama Administration’s new Second Chance Pell Pilot Program, cites Boston University as the only school to continue its prison education initiatives after Pell Grant eligibility for prisoners was... More
New Certificate in Supply Chain Management
The Department of Administrative Sciences at MET has introduced a new graduate certificate program in Supply Chain Management. Offered evenings on campus as well as online or in a blended format, the new certificate program curriculum will appeal to industry professionals who seek expertise in the applications of global supply... More
With a Changing Field, MET Prescribes All-New Visual & Digital Health Communication Certificate
Storytelling and service delivery in the health care field are changing, and so is the Health Communication program at Metropolitan College. A new online, four-course, 16-credit Graduate Certificate in Visual & Digital Health Communication program has been announced for this fall, designed to prepare students for the evolving health communication... More
Role for MET Alumnus in Upcoming Marathon Bombing Survivor Biopic
Health Communication faculty member Tim Sullivan (MET’05), director of communications at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, facilitated hospital location filming for the upcoming film Stronger. Based on the bestseller by Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and is expected in 2017. Spaulding treated 32 critically injured Marathon... More
MET Food & Wine Master and Wife Pen Chianti Tome
William Nesto—a senior lecturer in MET’s Food & Wine program and one of only 312 certified Masters of Wine in the world—has co-authored a new book with his wife, Frances Di Savino, which celebrates the history of the modern wine appellation known as Chianti Classico. Their book, “Chianti Classico: The... More
New Food Archeology Encyclopedia from Gastronomy Professors Comes “Highly Recommended”
MET Gastronomy instructors and anthropologists Mary Beaudry and Karen Metheny edited “Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia,” the first reference work devoted to the study of food and foodways through archaeology, which is now being lauded for its ability to help students “understand the complexity of what may first appear to... More
Criminal Justice and Fair Educational Efforts Cross Paths as BU Joins in Obama Administration Pledge
Boston University has answered the Obama administration’s call for increased support towards those seeking to overcome troubled pasts through education. Alongside 14 other institutes of higher learning, BU is proud to join in the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge, which seeks to reduce “barriers facing people who have been in... More
MET Health Communication Expert Offers Guidance in New Book
Dr. Domenic Screnci, co-founder and advisor to the Metropolitan College online Master of Science in Health Communication program, has released a new book outlining optimal public health teaching methods, for both students and practitioners. “Course Design for Public Health: A Competency Based Approach,” co-authored by Screnci and others, lays out... More
New at MET: Strategic Management in Criminal Justice
Metropolitan College has introduced new criminal justice programs in Strategic Management. Offered on campus or online, the new Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management in Criminal Justice and Master of Criminal Justice concentration in Strategic Management share the same four courses. In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked the department’s... More
MET Online Master’s Alum Awarded Maritime Honors
Bill Payne (MET’12), an alumni of Metropolitan College’s online International Marketing Management Master’s program, was one of five honorees recently deemed a “Marine Visionary” by the International Maritime Hall of Fame. Payne completed his Master of Science in International Marketing Management while serving as vice president of international shipping stalwart... More
BU BioScience Academy Graduates 15
When Jesse Logan applied for a certificate program in applied biotechnology at BU’s BioScience Academy (BSA), she was at loose ends professionally. She’d suffered what she calls an early career “breakup with science” after a job she had taken proved to be a terrible fit. She then earned a master’s... More
City Planning & Urban Affairs Scholars Join City’s ‘Imagine Boston 2030’ Discussion
“Imagine Boston 2030”—the City of Boston’s first comprehensive, city-wide planning project in more than 50 years—is a campaign that evidences the vital roles City Planning & Urban Affairs play in preparing for the future. To mark its kickoff, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities held a “Sharing Visions, Shaping Cities” seminar. More
MET’s Mega-Project Expert Says Rhode Island’s Highway Plans “Easier” Than Big Dig
Few know more about the challenges that accompany sprawling mega-projects than Metropolitan College Assistant Professor Virginia Greiman, who served as deputy chief legal counsel and risk manager on Boston’s years-long $15 billion Big Dig, and currently lends her significant expertise in grand-scale project coordination to MET’s Administrative Sciences faculty and... More
Boston University Honored by USDLA for Best Practices in Distance Learning
On May 11, 2016, the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented Boston University with a 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning. Founded as a nonprofit association in 1987, the USDLA is the nation’s leading distance learning organization. The USDLA International Distance Learning Awards are presented annually... More