How Julia Loosened Me Up

BU lecturer Jacques Pepin refers to Rebecca Alssid in this Daily Beast article on Julia Child.

Boston Sunday Globe supplement features information on MET certificate programs

In today's Boston Sunday Globe's Career Development and Education Supplement, Roxolana Sawchuk is quoted in the lead article on certificate programs: Boston University Metropolitan College & Extended Education offers a culinary arts program that takes just 14 weeks to complete. Founded in 1989 under the guidance of Julia Child and... More

At a Screening of ‘Julie & Julia,’ Friends Remember Julia Child

With this week's opening of the new movie drawn from two books that focused on Julia Child's breakthrough publication on French cooking, there have been several articles reminiscing about Julia Child, with comments from her friends and compatriots. Rebecca Alssid, our director of lifelong learning, is quoted in this article that... More

Daniel Ranalli’s work featured at Freight and Volume Gallery

Freight and Volume Gallery in New York City has opened its new exhibit entitled "Heartbreak Hotel," which features new work from twenty-one artists, among them, Arts Administration Program Director Daniel Ranalli's I Have Lost, from his CHALKBOARDS series. The exhibit runs July 16 - September 12, 2009.  For more information, please visit www.freightandvolume.com. Daniel's great solo... More

Tom Nolan’s insight regarding the Gates/Cambridge Police controversy

Criminal Justice Professor Tom Nolan has appeared in the following articles regarding the Gates/Cambridge Police controversy: "Device a boon to police" The Boston Globe, 7/26/09 "In risky field, suspicion is key tool, officers say" The Boston Globe, 7/25/09 "'The Gates Case: When Disorderly Conduct is a Cop's Judgment Call" TIME, 7/25/09 "Experts: Disorderly conduct rap... More

BU Today profiles Sharon Sergeant

BU Today profiles Sharon Sergeant (MET '83), who teaches the Genealogical Research program. She talks about applying genealogical techniques towards debunking a Holocaust hoax.