Citing Art’s ‘Infinite Capacity for Reinvention,’ Arts Administration Director DeNatale Offers Positive Forecast for Evolving Field
Like so many spaces, the art world is in the midst of massive change. Technology, an evolving post-pandemic economy, and dynamic reevaluations of cultural norms are only among some of the disruptors facing the field. More
Criminal Justice Master’s Graduate Takes Post as University of Colorado Boulder Public Safety Head
Marlon Lynch (MET’05), who earned his Master of Science in Criminal Justice at BU’s Metropolitan College, was recently appointed associate vice chancellor for public safety at the University of Colorado Boulder. More
In First Year, Administrative Sciences’ Entrepreneurship & Technology Symposium Gathers Dozens of International Innovation Leaders
Innovation is like planting a seed—out of which we hope surprising beauty will come.” So said Irena Vodenska, MET’s chair of administrative sciences, at the inaugural Entrepreneurship & Technology Symposium, which gathered researchers from more than a dozen countries and nearly two dozen research institutions to “Explore New Challenges in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship in Education. More
Food Business Launched by Global Marketing Management Student Gets International Distribution
Global Marketing Management master’s degree student Parth Mutha is believed to be the first BU student with a product available on Amazon—PROMUNCH, the vegetarian snack he launched during the pandemic. More
MET Online Master’s Programs Climb U.S. News & World Report Poll for 2024, with 3 Top-10 Placements
For the 11th straight year, Metropolitan College online master’s degree programs have been deemed among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This year, three graduate programs netted top-10 ratings, with each climbing above last year’s rankings. More
Urban Affairs Award-Winning Graduate Takes Aim at Career in Higher Ed
Award for Excellence winner Corey Louis Coleman came to Boston University’s Metropolitan College (BU MET) with a clear set of goals. Motivated by the academic legacy of his grandfather, he wanted to take his career skills in the field of construction and amplify them with a Master of Urban Affairs, to further his ambitions to make an eventual transition into higher education and teaching. More
Computer Science Professor Earns $98K Grant to Improve Speech Recognition Technology
Assistant Professor Shengzhi Zhang, of the Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $98,197 from Cisco as part of a project which will help build better speech recognition systems by improving the ways they deal with misidentified inputs. More
Cybersecurity Director Choi: In the Cybercrime Fight, Help Wanted
Every day, our lives become more and more interconnected through the digital space. From our phones to our bank accounts, our work lives to our personal ones, all of it can be accessed through technology—and not just by us ourselves. More
Criminal Justice Graduate Promoted to Police Captain in Rhode Island as Fellow Alum Rises to Lieutenant
Angela Deneault (MET'14), a MS in Criminal Justice graduate, has been named captain of the Jamestown, Rhode Island police department. More
Gastronomy Director Joins Connecticut Public Radio to Chat Kitchenware
Metropolitan College Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Gastronomy Megan Elias recently joined The Colin McEnroe Show to discuss an interesting food topic—what people keep in their kitchen. More
Gastronomy Student Helps Bring New Life to City Farmers Markets through Mayor’s Office Fellowship
When Andrea Catania first heard about an opportunity to join the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, she didn’t think her Master of Arts in Gastronomy studies would qualify her. But she soon learned the program was open to graduate students of all types, and with the help of the BU Initiative on Cities, she was able to land a summer fellowship that gave her eight weeks to make a difference in the lives of Boston residents. More
Urban Affairs Grad Named Campus Development Director for UMass Amherst
David Dower, a 1997 graduate of Metropolitan College’s Master of Urban Affairs degree program, has been named executive director for campus development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. More
Criminal Justice Master’s Alum Named Police Chief of Providence, RI
Criminal Justice alum Oscar Perez has been installed as Chief of Police in Providence, Rhode Island, where he plans to take a strategic and modernized approach to policing. More
Gastronomy Alum Named VP of Food Industry Consulting Firm
Mike Kostyo (MET’12), an alum of the Master of Arts in Gastronomy program who has distinguished himself in a career in food media and trend prognostication, was recently named vice president at Menu Matters. More
New Pizzeria Brings Wine Studies Alum’s Career Full Circle
A career in food, wine, and service can take all manners of twists and turns. And with the proper preparation you can even land on top. More