MET Hosts Meeting Featuring the Ambassador of Kazakhstan
On March 29, 2023, Dean Tanya Zlateva and members of BU Metropolitan College’s Kazakh student community welcomed to campus Mr. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States. More
Computer Science Research Team Wins Best Search UX Award for Fitness Tracker Chatbot
A BU Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science research team won a prestigious award for an innovative project that gives people new means to draw the most out of the data collected by the fitness trackers they wear—a search engine-powered chatbot conversational agent. More
Award-Winning Alum Richard DeWolfe (MET’71) to Deliver BU MET 2023 Commencement Address
Richard B. DeWolfe (MET’71) will address graduates at the @METBU Convocation Ceremony, Saturday, May 20. He will also receive the 2023 MET Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to Alma Mater. More
After Decades of Creative Leadership, BU Choir Director and Arts Administration Alum Retires from Post
Creative endeavors don’t just happen on their own. They require drive, imagination, and, when pursued in a collaborative fashion, leadership. For 20 years, Herbert Jones (MET’17) has served as director of the Inner Strength Gospel Choir, which gives the BU community space and opportunity to gather in song at Marsh Chapel. More
For Mentorship, Commitment to Cause, Pair of MET Community Members Honored by Innovate@BU
MET alum and vice chair of the BU Board of Trustees Cynthia Cohen (MET’77) and Arts Administration Lecturer Wendy Swart Grossman both won awards at BU’s Innovator’s Night. More
Criminal Justice Research Examines Intersection of Gun Laws, Theft & Violence
What is the correlation between firearm law, gun theft, and violence? BU MET Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Shea Cronin recently led a lecture that provided an overview of his research’s findings on the subject. More
Arts Administration Program Welcomes First International Student Hailing from Cuba
MET’s Arts Administration program values and advances global perspectives in arts management—and it is proud to be joined by its first-ever Cuban international student, Amor Díaz Campos, already an accomplished organizer in her home country. More
Senior Arts Administrator Lecturer Treks to Helsinki to Talk
Last year, Arts Administration Senior Lecturer Lauren O’Neal visited Finland to attend the European Artistic Research Network (EARN) conference. More
Arts Administration Student Joins New Hampshire Arts Board
Greg Hankinson, a Metropolitan College MS in Arts Administration student, has been named to the New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) board. More
Pastry Instructor Provides Chocolate Treats for Jay-Z’s Post-Oscars Bash
In BU MET’s Professional Pastry Arts Program, students learn the concrete skills and acumen they need to launch a career in baking and the food industry, taught by expert instructors with a deep, practiced history of success in the field. More
Jacques Pépin Gives Simple Lesson on Making the Perfect French Omelet
When Jacques Pépin was making his bones in the Parisian kitchens of the 1950s, being tasked with preparing the perfect French omelet was a test chefs would use to judge the technique and mastery of their young counterparts. More
Gastronomy Master’s Student Marie-Louise Friedland Has Big Plans to Disrupt Classism of Wine World
In a new BU Today feature, BU MET MA in Gastronomy student Marie-Louise Friedland delved into her career ambitions—namely, to bring change to the wine industry’s culture by making it more open to a wider variety of people. More
ABA Student Named Finalist in BU’s Global Photo Contest for Spectacular Pic of China’s Mirror Lake
For 11 years, Boston University Global Programs has held its annual Global Photo Contest, which encourages BU community members from all across the world to capture and share images of the planet’s beautiful corners. More
Trio of Online MET Master’s Programs Earn Favorable U.S. News & World Report Rankings
For the 10th year in a row, three of Metropolitan College online master’s degree programs have been deemed among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. More
Biology Lecturer Andrey Vyshedskiy Puts Origins, Mechanics of Imagination Under the Microscope
With the ability to picture nearly anything in one’s mind’s eye, it can seem like our understanding of thought and the human mind is only bounded by the limitations of our imagination. In his Metropolitan College class, Neuroscience of Human Cognition: Imagination, Language, and Consciousness (MET BI 366), Dr. Andrey Vyshedskiy... More