MET Gastronomy Alum Joins Online Food Magazine The Kitchn
Where does a Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy degree from Boston University’s Metropolitan College take you? Well, for one alum, right to The Kitchn. Hali Bey Ramdene (MET’12) has been named new full-time food editor at The Kitchn, a daily web magazine and online community that caters to those most... More
Cybercrime Expert Lays Out Best Defenses and Investigative Practices In New Book
Adjunct Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Kyung-shick Choi, who coordinates Boston University’s Master of Criminal Justice concentration and Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity, recently released Cybercriminology and Digital Investigation (LFB Scholarly Publishing, October 2015). In the book, Choi updates conventional criminological theories with an interdisciplinary model designed to... More
Allston Railyard Development Discussion Trains Attention on Urban Future, Opportunity
BU’s Initiative on Cities held a recent seminar in which Metropolitan College Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Virginia Greiman and College of Arts & Sciences Professor of the History of Art & Architecture Daniel Bluestone were joined by representatives from the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Harvard Graduate School of... More
Globe Recognizes Award-Winning Chef Jacques Pépin Ahead of MET 50 Gala
Three decades ago, acclaimed chef, author, and television personality Jacques Pépin was joined by Julia Child in founding the Boston University Metropolitan College’s master’s program in gastronomy and certificate program in the culinary arts, giving generations’ of prospective hospitality professionals a proven path to career success. The time has come to... More
New Applied Business Analytics Programs Delivers In-Demand Skills
MET is now offering three new graduate programs in Applied Business Analytics, providing a highly sought-after skill set—the ability to understand, analyze, and improve data-driven business processes. Offered through the Department of Administrative Sciences, the programs include the Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics (online or on campus), the Master... More
Smithsonian to Receive Jacques Pépin Menu
Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11) has donated to the Smithsonian a hand-painted menu that accompanied an intimate meal for Julia Child and 15 lucky guests at Child’s house in Cambridge, Mass., in 2001. Chef Pépin, Jean-Claude Szurdak, and 10 students from BU’s Certificate Program in Culinary Arts prepared the meal in the... More
Best Newspaper Food Coverage
The Boston Globe Food Section staff—led by former Globe Food Editor Sheryl Julian—won first place for Best Newspaper Food Coverage, awarded at the annual Association of Food Journalists conference in St. Petersburg, Fla. Julian serves as an instructor in MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and Programs in Food... More
Addressing the Merits of College Behind Bars
Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, associate professor and faculty coordinator for MET’s online Master of Criminal Justice program, and James Matesanz, retired superintendent of the Mass. Department of Correction and senior lecturer on MET’s criminal justice faculty, addressed the American Correctional Association’s 145th Congress of Correction in August. More
Discovering and Documenting the “Archaeology of Food”
The newly published Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia includes more than 250 entries, which, as the publisher explains, “add depth to our understanding of food.” More
MGH Newsletter Showcases MET-Educated Interpreter
Jonathan Fitzgerald, who holds a certificate in medical interpreting from MET’s Center for Professional Education, received a nice write-up in the August 17 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital’s newsletter, The Interpreter. A Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI) serving Spanish-speaking patients, Fitzgerald credits CPE Program Coordinator Karen Murphy for helping him break... More
New Curriculum Takes a Bite out of Cybercrime
A new Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity sequence prepares students for the forensics exam and a career in cybercriminology. More
Homeland Security Seeks IS and Cybersecurity Pros
Looking to put your technical or forensic skills to good use? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is actively recruiting professionals skilled in information systems and cybersecurity for jobs at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC). Learn about DHS cybersecurity careers and see current openings »
From Prisoners to Accomplished Learners
“There used to be a number of prison education programs in Massachusetts, but Boston University’s Prison Education Program is the only one that survived.” More
How Major Interests Can ‘Co-Exist in Cyberspace’
Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Virginia Greiman made a presentation entitled “National Intelligence, Corporate Competitiveness, and Privacy Rights: Co-existing in Cyberspace” at the Eighth Annual Global Studies Conference in London this July More
Fittingly, Chef Pépin takes inaugural Julia Child Award
As public television co-hosts, cookbook co-authors—and co-founders of MET's master's program in gastronomy and certificate program in the culinary arts—the names Jacques Pépin (Hon.'11) and Julia Child (Hon.'76) will be forever linked. How appropriate, then, that Chef Pépin be named the first recipient of the award named for his long-time... More