Culture and Cuisine in Quebec
Looking for something closer to home than France or Italy, the coordinator of the MLA in Gastronomy chose Quebec for the fall 2012 course in Culture and Cuisine. To the readers of La Presse, it’s somewhat amusing that BU students in the Gastronomy master’s program spent the fall studying the cuisine of... More
Federally Funded BioScience Academy – ‘A diamond in the rough.’
To hear the tight-knit group of students describe it, the BioScience program is rigorous, but never boring. Students bring not only their science backgrounds to the table, but their passions and dreams. The academy offers biotechnology training to unemployed and underemployed Boston area residents. The goal is that by their... More
CPE’s Financial Planning instructor, George Padula, quoted in Bankrate.com
With computer-driven trading, today’s market can be a wild ride. According to CPE Financial Planning instructor George Padula, People are wondering, What is going on here? The article, which appears in Bankrate.com and was also picked up in the Fox Business Personal Finance section, gives advice in taming stock trading.
Rachel Black brings MET students to “La Culture and Cuisine de Quebec”
The “Culture and Cuisine” series, part of MET’s Gastronomy program, has expanded to Quebec. Students joined professor Rachel Black in this travel course exploring the foodways of the Quebequois, who were very pleased by the appreciation for their gastronomic tradition. The course, including interviews with the students and Rachel, More
BU in TOP 25 Schools for Financial Planning Education
Financial Planning placed MET’s non-credit Financial Planner Program, offered through the Center for Professional Education, in the list of the top 25 schools offering degrees and certificate for financial planners. In choosing the 25 schools, Financial Planning relied on a group of experts, both planners and academics. Read More
Professor LeClair presents paper at European conference
At the 12th annual European Society of Criminology (ESC) Conference held in Bilbao, Spain, in September, Professor Dan LeClair presented his paper entitled “Criminology in the 21st Century: A Necessary Balance between Freedom and Security.”
Prisoners Educated Through MET Music Class
Jamie Hillman was surprised by the enthusiasm of the men in his freewheeling music class at MCI-Norfolk last spring, part of BU’s Prison Education Program. But it wasn’t until the instructor learned that the inmates, several serving life sentences, were singing the mournful Handel aria “Lascia ch’io pianga” in the... More
MET Celebrates 100 Years of Julia Child
On November 7, a group of culinary arts students, joined by renowned chefs Michael Leviton and Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11), celebrated the centenary of the legendary Julia Child (Hon.’76). Child, along with friend and colleague Pépin, was co-founder of MET’s Certificate Program in Culinary Arts and Master of Liberal Arts in... More
MET Alum Makes Headlines – Owns New England’s Largest Independent Bookstore
Last November, MET Alum and former insurance executive, Tom Lyons (MET'76) bought New England Mobile Book Fair (NEMBF). Since then he's held weekly meetings and hired a consultant to organize over one million books in his Newton Highlands location. Lyons calls it “organized chaos.” The purpose of the reorganization was... More
MET Dean to Assume New Post
After nearly a dozen years helming BU’s Metropolitan College, Dean Jay Halfond will step down at the end of the fall semester. He will teach a graduate seminar at the School of Education next semester before taking a yearlong sabbatical, beginning next summer. He plans to teach and conduct research... More
MET represents BU on U.S. Department of Commerce education mission to Brazil
Katherine Dunkerley, assistant director of international business development for MET International, represented Boston University during the U.S. Department of Commerce’s historic education services mission exploring student recruitment and educational partnership opportunities in Brazil. Katherine joined Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sánchez and representatives of 66 U.S. colleges and universities... More
Celebrating Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
In honor of Julia Child's 100th birthday, MET Culinary Arts instructor Chef Jacques Pépin wrote about some memories of his time with Julia for the New York Times. Julia Child and Chef Pépin co-founded Boston University Metropolitan College's Culinary Arts and Gastronomy programs in 1989. The Boston Globe joined in the birthday... More
Pamela Hay, teacher with MET’s Professional Investigation Program, appears on FOX 25
Once a former DEA agent who hunted Whitey Bulger, Pamela teaches in the PI program at MET’s Center for Professional Education. In the interview, she discusses Bulger's claims of immunity.
Carolynn Tomin, director of MET’s Financial Planning Program, coauthors book.
The book, Principles of Estate Planning, which Carolynn coauthored with Colleen Carcone, is used in the Financial Planning Program offered by MET’s Center for Professional Education. Carolynn is also chair of the Council on Education for the national Certified Financial Planning Board.
Chadwick Fellows 2012–2013
Faculty: Rachel Black Faculty member Rachel Black, assistant professor and coordinator of MET’s Gastronomy program, used her funds to attend the Urban Agriculture Summit in Toronto. The annual conference gathers educators, planners, social housing advocates, and government agencies, to discuss the latest trends in urban architecture. Black took advantage of the opportunity... More