Irena Vodenska to Lead Focused Research Program on Climate Misinformation
A new research effort led in part by Dr. Irena Vodenska, MET professor of finance, will not only grapple with the critical role of trust in communication as it relates to public opinion on climate change in the US, but also seek to find demonstrable solutions to the disinformation crisis. The project, entitled “Data and […]
MET Cybercrime Expert Illustrates Investigative Acumen Ahead of Third Annual White Hat Cybersecurity Conference
A BU Today profile put the spotlight on MET’s director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) programs, Professor of the Practice Kyung-shick Choi, highlighting his unique expertise at training law enforcement on matters of crime pertaining to personal data, hacking, and cyber-theft ahead of next week’s third annual International White Hat Conference. As Choi illustrates […]
Administrative Sciences Chair Offers Finance Tips for Rookie Investors
Dr. Irena Vodenska—professor of finance, director of the MS in Financial Management (MSFM) program, and chair of the Department of Administrative Sciences at BU MET—lent her professional and academic expertise to The Ascent, weighing in with tips for first-time investors, clearing up common misconceptions around stock trading, and providing guidance for how consumers should decide […]
MET Computer Science and Distance Education Authors Team Up for a Second Book
Hot on the heels of Best Practices for Administering Online Programs (New York: Routledge, 2021), three BU Metropolitan College coauthors have regrouped to produce another book: Winning Online Instruction: A Q&A for Higher Education Faculty (New York: Routledge, 2022) Dr. Dan Hillman, associate director of instructional design for BU MET’s Office of Distance Education; Dr. […]
BU MET Gastronomy Director Megan Elias Guests on the BBC’s The Food Chain
Dr. Megan Elias, associate professor of the practice and director of MET’s Gastronomy programs, was a featured guest on the BBC podcast The Food Chain. In the episode “The Recipe Collectors,” released March 3, 2022, Dr. Elias—a cultural historian who collects recipes—joins fellow preservationists from Ghana and India to dig into the cultural value of […]
Arts Administration Students Team with Nonprofit on Capital Campaign Development
Students in the BU Metropolitan College Arts Administration course Capital Campaigns (MET AR 711) are getting valuable hands-on experience working with the nonprofit Manship Artist Residency + Studios (MARS) to develop an anticipated capital campaign to further MARS’ historic preservation efforts. The course, led by fundraising expert Mary Doorley Simboski, ACFRE, is part of the […]
Cultivating Trust, Transparency the Key to Ethical Fundraising, Lecturer Says
As managing director of a leading fundraising and social impact consulting firm, lecturer Mary Doorley-Simboski understands how vital it is to maintain total integrity in nonprofit development, especially given the ongoing concern of donor skepticism. As she teaches in her course, Capital Campaigns (MET AR 711), a core component to the Fundraising Management Graduate Certificate […]
Adherence to Organizational Mission, Values Emerging Keys to Project Management Success
According to the expert faculty in Project Management at Metropolitan College (MET), it’s time for project managers to take the long view.
In a recent PMWorld Journal interview, BU MET Master Lecturer Richard Maltzman made a distinction between the usual parameters by which project management success has historically been measured and an emerging and increasingly important metric: strategic value.
Professor Shea Cronin Quoted in New Bedford Light Article on Police Data Mix-up
Dr. Shea Cronin, assistant professor of criminal justice and associate chair of the Department of Applied Social Sciences at BU’s Metropolitan College, was quoted in a March 9, 2022, article published by the New Bedford Light. The article, “New Bedford police submit inaccurate data to state agency reviewing officer misconduct,” delves into misleading data reported […]
Arts Administration Faculty Named New Chief Program and Impact Officer for TSNE MissionWorks
Michael Ibrahim (MET’07), an alum of BU MET’s MS in Arts Administration who also teaches in the program, was recently appointed chief program and impact officer at TSNE MissionWorks (formerly Third Sector New England), a $70 million nonprofit management and capacity organization that serves New England and beyond. In his new role, Ibrahim will oversee, […]