MET Professor presents at NASA conference
Administrative Sciences Professor Virginia Greiman presented at a recent NASA conference on megaprojects and risk management. Below, she appears with Dorothy Tiffany, Project Management Challenge Chair for NASA (PM course facilitator and former MET Student), Khang Ta (former MET student and now Manager, Technical Publications and Aftermarket Configuration Management, Customer... More
Criminal Justice professor quoted on drop in crime
The Boston Metro quoted Metropolitan College Professor Tom Nolan in a recent article about a drop in crime in the city to start the new year. In the article, Professor Nolan warns against using the crime stats from January as an indicator for the year to come. Read the full article... More
Interpreters of Maladies
BU Today is featuring an article on the important role of interpreters in our society. Highlighted in the article is the Center for Professional Education's Community, Legal, and Medical Interpreting programs. These programs prepare the next generation of interpreters to increase the effectiveness of communications in the areas they work. Read... More
MET Alumna appointed as BU’s associate provost for strategic initiatives
Nicole A. Hawkes (MET’02) has been appointed as BU’s associate provost for strategic initiatives by Jean Morrison, the new University provost and chief academic officer. Read more at BU Today.
Dean Jay Halfond’s article on distance learning in New England Journal of Higher Education
The New England Journal of Higher Education just published Metropolitan College Dean Jay Halfond's latest article, Distance Learning 2.0: It Will Take a Village. In this article, Dean Halfond explores how well-rounded support for distance learning creates a richer educational experience for students, faculty, and support staff alike. I offer a... More
Haiti, One Year Later
One year ago today, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake leveled much of Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. In a video featured on BU Today, Metropolitan College Professor Enrique Silva, who was part of the first BU group and has since returned to Haiti three times, talks about the work yet... More
Professor Tom Nolan weighs in on Arizona shootings
Professor Tom Nolan has been recently featured on many news programs lending his insight and expertise as a twenty-seven-year veteran of the Boston Police Department and Criminal Justice Professor at Metropolitan College. NECN
Extended education helps workers stand out
Metropolitan Colleges was recently featured in a Sunday Boston Globe article on the virtues of extended education and certificate programs. The article offers success stories of people who have taken advantage of continuing education opportunities to further their careers alongside the offerings of Metropolitan College. People who pursue certificate programs do... More
Patricia Chadwick appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box
MET Alumna, advisory board member, and president of Ravengate Partners, Patricia Chadwick, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss predictions for the upcoming year.
Professor Silva Quoted in Globe
Urban Affairs Professor Enrique Silva was quoted in this recent, very moving Boston Globe article about the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake: “The people who were the most vulnerable before the earthquake are equally or more vulnerable now,’’ said Boston University urban planning professor Enrique Silva, who recently returned... More
Professor Tom Nolan appears in Cape Cod Times
Metropolitan College Criminal Justice Professor Tom Nolan appeared in an article in the Cape Cod Times giving insight into the proceedings of a local homicide case. An important outstanding question is whether his statements will be allowed at the trials of Mykel Mendes or Vacher, said Thomas Nolan, a former Boston... More
Daniel Ranalli’s Exhibition Featured in BU Today
Associate Professor Daniel Ranalli's Cape Cod photographs are currently on display in an exhibit titled Traces at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Read more on BU Today...
Professor Tom Nolan quoted on the recent use of police force on NECN
Criminal Justice Professor Tom Nolan was quoted on the use of police force recently on NECN: "The officers are trained to use physical restraint and this is what we see on this." Nolan points out we're not seeing what precipitated the part of the arrest caught on camera. "In fact the majority of... More
Jay Halfond’s Article on for-profit Universities reprinted in Providence Journal
The Providence Journal reprinted Jay A. Halfond's NEJHE article on for-profit universities: Six unsettling observations on for-profit colleges
Professor Ginny Greiman profiled on Distance Education blog
Administrative Sciences Professor Ginny Greiman was profiled on the Distance Education blog: Online Faculty Spotlight: Ginny Greiman
