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Carlos Apostle pictured in a 2019 article from El Mundo Boston

BU named defendant in case of sexual assault, battery

Samuele Petruccelli December 9, 2021
Alum claims course professor took no action following her reports of sexual misconduct by his "assistant."
Boston University Academy English teacher Jennifer Formichelli, pictured above, was fatally struck by a school bus in Mattapan Oct. 26. BOSTON UNIVERSITY ACADEMY

OBITUARY: Remembering BU Academy teacher Jennifer Formichelli

Tanisha Bhat November 3, 2021
Formichelli was a BU alum who previously taught in the CAS Core Curriculum before joining BUA.
Boston University’s Metropolitan College Spring culinary arts program will host “The Nasty Bits: A Pop-Up Restaurant,” a dinner event organized by Boston restaurateurs Michael Leviton and Tony Maws in collaboration with students, on April 29. DANIEL MU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Culinary program assisted by renowned chefs begins

John Kim January 23, 2020
Boston University’s Metropolitan College began their Spring culinary arts program Jan. 22. The program will culminate in “The Nasty Bits: A Pop-Up Restaurant,” an event hosted by Boston restaurant moguls Michael Leviton and Tony Maws, with assistance from students in MET.
Students practice coding at Girls Who Code BU’s "Hack the Gap" event Sunday afternoon in the Trustee Ballroom. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU ranked No. 1 for online big data degree

Erin Edwards October 23, 2017

BU’s data analytics program ranked No. 1 Best Online Big Data Degrees for 2017 by Best Computer Science Schools — a website dedicated to evaluating computer science and technology education programs....

Jacques Pepin signs his book at “On Cooking and Painting,” a cooking demonstration and art show at Boston University Thursday. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chef Jacques Pépin cooks up live demo for Culinary Arts crowd

Liz Vanderau April 27, 2015

It’s 5:45 p.m. on Thursday evening and a sense of relative calm has settled in the kitchen in the Boston University 808 Gallery. Eleven white-aproned Metropolitan College Culinary Arts students wearing...

Boston University's Metropolitan College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Metropolitan College celebrates 50th anniversary

Jessica Dorfan March 26, 2015

Boston University’s Metropolitan College has reached its 50th anniversary after half a century of providing a variety of learning experiences for students. Celebrations, which will begin during the...

Ink Block project pens new story for South End “desert”

Michelle Marino February 12, 2015

A few years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine the abandoned Boston Herald headquarters in the South End completely revitalized into a modern and sophisticated retail and residential complex....

No age limits for learning

Daily Free Press Admin October 1, 2013

Senior citizens hit the books with BU’s Evergreen program Sitting in a lecture hall in the Kenmore Classroom Building, Neil Glazer listens to the professor discuss the fall of the Ottoman Empire on...

New MET dean to increase access

Daily Free Press Admin January 23, 2013

New Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva spent her first week of the fall 2013 semester meeting with department directors and developing new educational tools and curricula to offer the best education...

MET dean to step down in Dec., return to teaching

Daily Free Press Admin November 5, 2012

Boston University’s Metropolitan College Dean Jay Halfond said he is stepping down as dean in December to become more involved as a faculty member. “I’ve been thinking about it for years, actually,”...

MET Dean Jay Halfond stepping down Dec. 31

Daily Free Press Admin November 2, 2012

Boston University’s Metropolitan College Dean Jay Halfond will step down after 11 years of leadership, according to an open letter by University Provost Jean Morrison. Morrison posted a letter on the...

Boston man charged with bringing hazardous materials to LAX

Daily Free Press Admin October 10, 2012

A Boston man was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in federal court after he allegedly transported dangerous items to Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from Japan, according to a press release. Yongda...

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