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
Culinary Arts Core Instructor Makes Play for Sustainability by Adding Green Crabs to Menu
Jeremy Sewall, a core instructor in BU MET’s Certificate in Culinary Arts program, has taken up a new food-oriented challenge: fighting back against an invasive species of crab that can wreak havoc on Maine sea life and fishing—by making it available at his restaurant. More
Food & Wine Director Potter Palmer: Milkshakes in Film Can Be Study in Contrasts
The study of food can reveal heretofore unseen elements of social, political, and cultural understanding, illuminating the humanity that underlies each dish we consume. BU MET’s Gastronomy and Food Studies programs can help you develop this keen sight for hidden meaning. More
Chadwick Fellows 2022–2023
Recipients of the 2022–2023 Chadwick Fellowship are: Applied Business Analytics Lecturer Krystie Dickson, Computer Science Associate Professor and Associate Chair Guanglan Zhang, and Assistant Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Services Jon Korhonen. More
City Planning & Urban Affairs Lecturer Adam Chapdelaine Lands Top Post at Massachusetts Municipal Associations
Adam Chapdelaine, a lecturer in Boston University Metropolitan College’s City Planning & Urban Affairs program, has been named executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Associations Board of Directors, an organization which unites regional municipal officials to articulate clear and united municipal messages, develops and advocates for unified policies, and collaborates to better the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal service delivery, acting as a voice of cities and towns across Massachusetts. More
Food Studies Cheese Course Featured on WCVB’s ‘Chronicle’
The Certificate Program in Cheese Studies offered by BU MET was recently featured on WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle, as part of a survey of cheese education opportunities in and around Boston. More
Popular New Dog Bar Founded by City Planning Alum
BU MET students come from all walks of life, and a degree earned here can lead you to unexpected places. The Boston area has a new hotspot, Park-9 Dog Bar—a canine-friendly watering hole in Everett. It’s the product of a BU MET alum, Tess Kohanski (MET’17), who earned her Master of City Planning, along with her wife, Emily Gusse, and family. More
Criminal Justice Professor Rousseau Wins BU Grant to Investigate Resilience in At-Risk Communities
Criminal justice is about more than just arrests and investigations. The applied social science also encompasses finding scalable solutions to the causes of crime, as well as reckoning with the roots of criminality, the traumatic legacies that crime and violence can leave behind, and the perseverance that sustains those in its wake. More
Urban Affairs Master’s Alum Named City Planner in New Hampshire
In the Master of Urban Planning program, students learn what it takes for a career in policymaking and public service. More
Award-Winning Crime Analysis Graduate Brings Responsive Data Tools to Policing Career
As compliance and records officer with the Harvard University Police Department, BU MET Alumna Emily de Lalla pursued her Master of Criminal Justice with concentration in Crime Analysis to hone the analysis tools that would empower her to craft data-driven, intelligence-informed responses to crime. More
City Planning Master’s Alum Now Key Urban Planning Minister and Sustainability Strategist for Saudi Arabia
An alumni of the Metropolitan College Master of City Planning degree program, Adel Bakheet Al-Zahrani (MET’07), today serves as Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Urban Planning and Lands and Strategic Advisor of Urban Designs. More