Merry White Remembers Chef Lucien Robert
Merry White, CAS professor of anthropology and instructor in MET’s Lifelong Learning and Experiential Programs in Food & Wine, penned an article in the Boston Globe commemorating the legacy of renowned Boston chef and restaurateur Lucien Robert, who passed away February 20. Read More.
Bostonia Highlights MET Top 10 Program Rankings
Bostonia has the story, too. Two Metropolitan College online graduate programs, the master’s program in computer information systems and the master’s programs in management, ranked in the top 10 in their categories in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Best Online Programs. Read more...
BU Today Shares MET Top 10 Program Rankings
In a February 10 article, BU Today mentioned MET’s rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Best Online Programs. “Two Metropolitan College online graduate programs, the master’s program in computer information systems and the master’s programs in management, ranked in the top 10 in their categories…” Read the whole story... More
Dr. Jay A. Halfond on True Distance Learning
MET’s former dean and current Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences, Jay A. Halfond, wrote an article for The Huffington Post on the growing popularity of distance learning done completely online. Dr. Halfond states that those most attuned to the advantages of distance learning are “generally older, with careers and families—[who]... More
City Planning and Urban Affairs Students Plan a Sustainable Future
Assistant Professor of City Planning and Urban Affairs Enrique Silva led a graduate-level seminar called the Boston Urban Symposium in the spring of 2012. This course included collecting and analyzing background and demographic research, site feasibility and design, and writing grant and financing proposals—but the main objective of the course was... More
Administrative Sciences Chair Kip Becker Addresses Fudan MBA Forum in China
On January 6, Associate Professor and Chair of Administrative Sciences Kip Becker traveled to Shanghai, China, to speak at the Fudan MBA Forum at the School of Management, Fudan University. Becker’s presentation on “Social Networks and Innovative Marketing Strategy: Connecting Consumers, Developing Brands, and Protecting Image” was received enthusiastically by... More
Christine Merlo Dishes up French Cuisine for Winterfest
This year’s Winterfest featured MET’s Christine Merlo, who teaches Cooking Up Culture classes for teens and kids. This past Saturday, Merlo demonstrated how to dish up French classics at home to an audience of fifty parents and kids. Saturday’s demonstration menu featured hearty favorites such as croque monsieur and madame sandwiches, More
Gastronomy @ BU Lecture Series
Cultivating Whiteness: Gentleman Farming as Settler Colonialism in Los Angeles Date: Thursday, January 30, 6 PM Location: Boston University College of General Studies, Room 505 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA (map) Speaker: Laura Barraclough, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Race and Migration, Yale University Presented in conjunction with MET ML 712, Sociology of... More
MET Programs Place #2 and #8 in 2014 U.S. News Best Online Program Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has announced its 2014 rankings of Best Online Programs—and Metropolitan College has placed high in two key programs. In a comparison of the Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs, MET’s fully online master’s in Computer Information Systems ranked #2 out of 34 programs listed, More
Death and Taxes: Melinde Lutz Byrne and Sharon Sargent quoted in Newsweek
Melinde Lutz Byrne, director of the genealogical research program at MET’s Center for Professional Education, and forensic researcher and former CPE genealogical instructor Sharon Sargent, were recently quoted in Newsweek. In the article, they discuss why the proposal to limit or block access to the “Death Master File” will not... More
Chris Cakebread on Uncomfortable Retail Company Mistakes
Chris Cakebread, faculty director of MET’s joint MS Advertising program with COM, was quoted on Yahoo Shine in “The Most Embarrassing Retail Moments of 2013.” In this fascinating look at corporate flubs over this past year, Cakebread states: “Before the days of social media, a PR company would filter all of... More
Dr. Merry White Featured on WBUR
Boston University Professor of Anthropology Dr. Merry White was interviewed on WBUR on her experiences in making multicourse meals. More
Learn How to Make Homemade Holiday Egg Nog
If you’re looking for a way to make an upcoming holiday celebration a little more decadent, David Tomov-Strock (CAS’03, MET’13), coordinator of MET’s Food and Wine Experiential programs, has your answer. (You may recall that last month, Tomov-Strock shared his tips on carving turkeys.) This time, he demonstrates how to... More
Rachel Black’s Book Featured in Wine Lover’s Gift List
MET’s Assistant Professor of Gastronomy Dr. Rachel Black, recently published a collection of essays on the history and cultural ramifications of wine production entitled Wine and Culture: Vineyard to Glass. The book was featured as part of a gift giving guide for wine lovers on SFGate.com, the online version of... More
Bill Nesto’s Book Featured in Wine Spectator
The World of Sicilian Wine has been listed as one of Wine Spectator’s top books of 2013. Penned by Wine Studies certificate program instructor and Master of Wine Bill Nesto, along with his wife Frances Di Savino, The World of Sicilian Wine highlights wine and vineyards in the titular region... More