Performing Arts for Everyone: A Portrait of the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage
With Dr. Susan Erenrich Friday, January 30, 2015 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Introduced by Eric Braude Dr. Erenrich is a social movement history documentarian. She uses the arts for social change to tell stories about transformational leadership, resilience and societal shifts as a result of mobilization efforts by ordinary citizens. More
MET Online Programs among Best in Nation, According to U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report has announced its 2015 rankings of Best Online Programs—and Metropolitan College has placed high with the Master of Criminal Justice (#2); the Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (#3); and the master’s degree programs in management (#9). More
Associate Prof’s Big Dig Insights Featured in Boston.com Editorial
“Can We Talk Rationally About the Big Dig Yet?” That’s the controversial question Boston.com staff writer Justine Hofherr poses in a January 5 editorial that draws on the first-hand knowledge of Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences Roger Warburton. For more on how learnings from this landmark project enriches MET’s project... More
Gastronomy Student Joins Spoon University’s BU Chapter
Laurel Greenfield, who is currently working toward her master’s degree in gastronomy at MET, is also the business manager of Spoon University’s BU chapter. BU is one of 63 universities to host a chapter of the online food website written by college students for college students. In October, BU granted... More
Gastronomy Program in Daily Free Press
On November 20, 2014, the Daily Free Press article “BU gastronomy program combines academia with ‘culinaria,’” examined the master’s program in Gastronomy at BU’s Metropolitan College. The program was founded by Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, with academic support from BU College of Arts & Sciences Professor of Archaeology and... More
Merry White, Professor and Food, Wine & Arts Instructor, in BU Today
The BU Today article “Studying Brahmins, Baked Beans, and Baseball” profiled a course taught by College of Arts & Science Professor of Anthropology Merry “Corky” White. Among the BU students enrolled in “Boston: An Ethnographic Approach” were three students from MET’s Evergreen program, which allows those 58 or older to... More
Boston Named #6 in World’s Best Cities for Students
QS has announced the 2015 Best Student Cities rankings, and Boston is #6 in the world. It remains the only North American city in the top 6—and is the only U.S. city in the top 12. Boston is in good company, with Paris, Melbourne, London, Sydney, and Hong Kong named... More
Food & Wine Instructor Shares the Secret to Real Egg Nog
In “Eggnog: We Never Said It Was Health Food” MET Food & Wine Administrator, David Tomov-Strock, provides his quintessential recipe for eggnog that’s “so much better than what you can find in the supermarket”. Read the full article »
Dr. Hervé This Lecture Mentioned in Boston Globe
On Friday, October 24, at 6 p.m., Dr. Hervé This addressed a rapt audience attending Boston University’s Jacques Pépin Lecture Series, part of BU’s Programs in Food, Wine & the Arts. The eminent French author and physical chemist was demonstrating his provocative vision in culinary innovation using principles from his... More
Arts Administration Alumna Named International Clore Fellow
Four international Fellowships were awarded by the Clore Leadership Programme, a cross-disciplinary leadership organization for the cultural and creative sector based in the United Kingdom. Arts Administration alumna Claudia Castro (MET’04) is the first-ever Clore Fellow from Brazil, and she joins three other 2014/15 international Fellows: Karim Hazem Mohamed Elshenawy... More
Professor John Day on the Net Neutrality Debate
MET Computer Science Lecturer John Day authored an article on net neutrality for Hightechforum.org, called “Be Careful What You Wish For: Caution on Net Neutrality.” According to Day, “Net Neutrality seems to be the hottest topic around these days. The good guys are for it and the bad guys are... More
Arts Administration Student on WGBH News
Olivia D’Ambrosio, founding producing artistic director of Boston’s Bridge Repertory Theater and a current student in MET’s Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration, was recently interviewed on WGBH News’ Greater Boston. The story, focused on “The Arts Factor”—a report released by the nonprofit ArtsBoston—examines the positive financial impact of the cultural... More
BU Ranked #37 Globally
On November 3, BU Today reported on new rankings that were announced by U.S. News & World Report. Boston University has been named 37th of 500 “Best Global Universities.” According to BU Provost Jean Morrison, the new ranking “demonstrates how strong our global competitiveness is.” Read more on BU Today.
Gastronomy Professor Merry White on Ogawa Coffee in Boston
On October 24, 2014, the Boston Globe reported that Japanese coffee chain Ogawa Coffee will be making its debut in Boston. In the article, College of Arts & Sciences Professor of Anthropology Merry White explains, “There is a real Boston coffee scene now. It wasn’t true 20 years ago.” Professor... More
Note-by-Note Cooking—Dr. Hervé This speaks at BU on Friday, October 24
French author and physical chemist Hervé This was one of the key figures in the development of molecular gastronomy in the 1990s. On Friday, October 24, at 6 p.m., Dr. This will be joining Boston University’s Programs in Food, Wine & the Arts to discuss his provocative vision in culinary... More