{"id":90361,"date":"2024-11-07T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=90361"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:36:44","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"City Planning &#038; Urban Affairs Student Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"jump-links\" style=\"padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 50px;\"><a href=\"\/met\/programs\/\" class=\"button back small\">Back to Programs<\/a><a href=\"\/met\/programs\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/\" class=\"button back small\">City Planning &amp; Urban Affairs<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Whether your goals are to forge a new career path, advance in one, or expand your skillset to keep pace with the demands of an evolving workforce, earning a Boston University master\u2019s degree or graduate certificate in <a href=\"\/met\/programs\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/\">city planning and urban affairs<\/a> cultivates the skills and resources to achieve professional and personal success in areas such as transportation planning, urban policy and planning, applied sustainability, applied urban informatics, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Our graduates are united by the major goal they have achieved\u2014attaining a graduate education from one of the most respected research universities in the world. Read on to experience their stories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"storyPromo\"><img class=\"storyPromo-headshot\" src=\"\/met\/files\/2024\/02\/corey-coleman.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of Corey Louis Coleman (MET\u201923)\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"storyPromo-blurb\">&ldquo;The Urban Affairs program at Boston University Metropolitan College has played a pivotal role in shaping my understanding of our complex world and how it has evolved. This program has equipped me with the knowledge and insights necessary to leverage my expertise and make significant strides towards achieving my career goals.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/stories\/corey-louis-coleman\/\">Read&nbsp;more.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"storyPromo-info\">\r\n<strong>Corey Louis Coleman (MET\u201923)<\/strong><br>\r\n<strong>Director of Virtual Design and Construction\/ Director of Education P&H Electric Service<\/strong><br>\r\n<em>Master of Urban Affairs<br \/>\r\nRecipient of 2023 Commencement Award for Excellence<\/em>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"storyPromo\"><img class=\"storyPromo-headshot\" src=\"\/met\/files\/2026\/01\/katya-robbins_student_st.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Katya Robbins (MET\u201925, CAS\u201924)\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"storyPromo-blurb\">\u201cThe Urban Affairs Program sparked new interests and challenged me to think critically about how cities can work better for everyone.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/urban-affairs-city-planning\/stories\/katya-robbins\/\">Read\u00a0more.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"storyPromo-info\"><strong>Katya Robbins (MET\u201925, CAS\u201924)<\/strong>\r\n<em>MS in Urban Affairs, Graduate Certificate in Applied Sustainability<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to ProgramsCity Planning &amp; Urban Affairs Whether your goals are to forge a new career path, advance in one, or expand your skillset to keep pace with the demands of an evolving workforce, earning a Boston University master\u2019s degree or graduate certificate in city planning and urban affairs cultivates the skills and resources to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21777,"featured_media":90367,"parent":137,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90361"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97590,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90361\/revisions\/97590"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}