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
Gastronomy Director Offers Lesson on Bygone Refrigerated Dessert
Every kind of food has a history. Food has context, character, and, above all, it has people who love it—otherwise, how would it withstand the test of both taste and time? More
Financier-Turned Sommelier BU Wine Studies Alum Named ‘Culinary Trailblazer’ after Wine Studies Powered Successful Career Change
Have you ever wondered how to take your passion for wine and transform it into a career in the industry? Boston University’s Certificate Program in Wine Studies is a proven pathway to making that dream a reality, through a structured, tiered education that develops the needed know-how to make wine your profession, no matter your background. More
Learn to Make the Perfect Crème Caramel in Televised Lesson from Pastry Chef Instructor Thiago Silva
You might think that Chef Thiago Silva would be satisfied owning and operating his own renowned bake shop—the Newton, Massachusetts bakery Salt Patisserie—as well as serving sweets to the stars. More
Knowing Food: BU MET Hosts Global Gastronomy Conference
From May 31 through June 3, 2023, Boston University’s campus was abuzz with culinary scholars, foodies, and explorers of gastronomic traditions from near and far attending the 2023 Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) and the Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS). More
Partner in MET’s Theater Development Certificate Program Wins Top Prize at Tony Awards
One of the highest honors in all of performing arts went to Robert Nederlander, Jr., whose internationally successful production organization helps Metropolitan College students earning the groundbreaking Commercial Theater Development Graduate Certificate get an insider’s perspective on the business of Broadway and theater management. More
In Memoriam: John Dennis Sullivan, 1966–2023
With a heavy heart, the Metropolitan College community mourns the loss of Dr. John D. Sullivan, a longstanding member of the Administrative Sciences department. He was recognized as an outstanding teacher and active scholar by his students and colleagues, as well as a friend. More
Criminal Justice Expert Shea Cronin Quoted in Harvard Gazette
Crime policy and administration expert Shea Cronin, assistant professor of criminal justice at Boston University Metropolitan College (MET), was tapped by the Harvard Gazette to comment on the Harvard University Police Department’s recently deployed dashboard. More
BU White Hat Conference Targets Online Child Exploitation
Featuring cybersecurity and digital forensics stakeholders from government, the private sector, and academia, the 4th annual International White Hat Conference, held May 31–June 2, 2023, focused on “Targeted Means to Combat Online Child Exploitation and Victimization.” More
Korean National Police University Delegation Signs Partnership with BU’s MET International
On Monday, April 24, Boston University’s Metropolitan College welcomed a delegation from the Korean National Police University (KNPU), headed by KNPU President and Chief Superintendent General Kim Soon-Ho. More
Applied Business Analytics Celebrates 5 Years of Unmistakable Growth and Success
On Friday, April 21, the Metropolitan College Department of Administrative Sciences community gathered at Agganis Arena to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the launch of Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics, which has now helped professionals transition into data-driven roles as business analysts, data scientists, or consultants for half a decade. More