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Commencement speaker Steve Akers (MET’94) drew inspiration from Marcus Aurelius and Jerry Seinfeld when he told the 2026 graduating class, “All you really need to do in life is focus on getting better at whatever it is you choose to do. Everything else is an utter and total waste of your time.” Read our recap for more from this year’s ceremony.
Learn how a pair of MET CS alums—one MS in Software Development alum and one who earned a MS in Computer Science with a concentration in Data Analytics—got vital experience overseeing data science projects as postbaccalaureate fellows in the BU Spark! program.
With deep sadness, BU MET announces the passing of Associate Professor and Director of Digital Learning Eric Braude, a leading authority in software design, machine learning, and algorithms who was a vital part of the MET community for 36 years.
The new Double Terrier Scholarship means that everyone who holds a bachelor’s degree from BU is eligible for a steep, 25 percent reduction on tuition should they decide to pursue an eligible master’s program—including all MET part-time graduate programs!
How are emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and digital twins impacting the construction industry? At a groundbreaking recent BU MET symposium, the Construction Management & Technology program gathered industry leaders, academics, alumni, and students to explore.
Ever been “Storrowed?” Stuck in a truck under the unusually low-clearance bridges of Boston’s Storrow Drive? If you have, you know that it can be a pretty major inconvenience—but not as great of one as a full renovation of the city’s parkway would pose.
Supply Chain Lecturer Peter Mayer was recently interviewed by The Daily Free Press concerning the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, telling the student-run paper, “These political, social things that we call ‘risk’ have actually created more opportunity” for future leaders in the industry.
In recognition of her ongoing support and mentorship of students pursuing futures in innovation, Metropolitan College Senior Lecturer Dr. Megan M Trainor won the Henry Morgan Award at Innovate@BU’s 2026 Innovators’ Night.