{"id":76672,"date":"2022-06-07T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=76672"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:28:43","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/about\/strategic-plan\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nul li {\nborder-left: none !important;\n}\nli span {\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    color: #005088;\n}\np.buttonNext {\n  border-color: #faac67 !important;\n  background: #faac67;\n  color: #555555 !important;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\np.buttonNext:hover {\n  background: transparent;\n}\np.buttonNext:focus {\n  background: transparent;\n}\na.readNext {\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p>Since 1965, Metropolitan College has played a unique role within Boston University, serving as a bridge from BU to the community and the world. Our mission is to ensure that: <\/p>\n<ul style=\"border-left: 5px solid black; border-image:linear-gradient(to top, rgb(250,172,103), rgba(43,135,200)) 1 100%; padding: 0;\">\n<li>A Boston University education is accessible\u2014via affordable part-time, evening, hybrid, and online opportunities\u2014to anyone seeking to learn for professional success and personal enrichment.<\/li>\n<li>MET performs as a laboratory to explore and launch curricula in emerging fields, while functioning as an incubator for new pedagogy and educational technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By providing students from all backgrounds with access to a cutting-edge learning environment and the opportunity to build communities and network with classmates and industry peers, Metropolitan College positions itself as a national and international leader in the professional education space, consistent with BU&#8217;s standing as a world-leading, research-intensive private university. Integral to our mission is the pursuit of an inclusive, equitable society that embraces diversity\u2014a goal that permeates throughout our work.  <\/p>\n<p>To fulfill its mission, Metropolitan College has established:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"border-left: 5px solid black; border-image:linear-gradient(to top, rgb(250,172,103), rgba(43,135,200)) 1 100%; padding: 0;\">\n<li><span>Industry-relevant<\/span>, academically rigorous programs<\/li>\n<li><span>Access to education<\/span> through new programming and learning modalities<\/li>\n<li><span>Affordable tuition<\/span> and financial assistance<\/li>\n<li><span>An inclusive and diverse environment<\/span> for teaching, learning, and working <\/li>\n<li><span>Applied research and scholarship<\/span> that have a direct impact on learning and work<\/li>\n<li><span>Innovative solutions<\/span> for the evolving and emerging educational needs of the 21st-century workforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/about\/\">about BU\u2019s Metropolitan College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"readNext\" style=\"padding: 0 15px; margin-top: 50px; border: 20px solid; border-image: linear-gradient(to top left, rgb(250,172,103), rgba(43,135,200)) 1 45%;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/about\/strategic-plan\/vision\/\" class=\"readNext\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Read Next:<\/h2>\n<p>  <img src=\"\/met\/files\/2022\/05\/MET-2030-Vision-featured.jpg\" alt=\"A Boston University student working on a laptop on the floor between library shelves\" width=\"50%\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 25px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Vision<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #555;\">As industry transforms, educational needs are changing. 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