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Business & Economy

Whitman School Professor Peter Koveos Remembered

Saturday, December 28, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

Peter Koveos, professor of finance and Kiebach Chair in International Business in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, passed away on Dec. 20, 2024. He was 78. Koveos was born in Athens, Greece. At the age of 17, he…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Receives Copy of Floor Remarks Commemorating the School’s Centennial

Monday, December 2, 2024, By Cort Ruddy

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer recognized the Maxwell School’s 100th anniversary in floor remarks recorded in the Congressional Record recently. A copy of the remarks was officially presented to Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke during a meeting with Schumer at…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Business Programs Highly Ranked for Entrepreneurship in 2025 Princeton Review

Friday, November 15, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management moved up one spot to No. 13 in the country for its undergraduate business program in The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship rankings. “This rise in the rankings…

Campus & Community

Whitman School Receives Significant Alumni Gift to Support Students Beyond Traditional Financial Aid

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

The Whitman School of Management is pleased to announce a significant seed gift from Douglas ’86 and Susan Present to the school’s Opportunity Fund. The donation will serve to create a pilot project to allow students with great academic potential,…

Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Martin Walls

Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…

Campus & Community

Whitman School Appoints 3 New Advisory Council Members

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently appointed three new members to the Whitman Advisory Council (WAC): Daniel Arty ’81, Sean Carey ’89 and Laurie Lovett (Weissberger) ’89. The WAC was established in 1974 to serve as a group…

Health & Society

At Maxwell School, the Conversation About Citizenship Gains Fresh Perspective

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By Jessica Smith

For nearly a century, in the north entrance to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a lone statue of President George Washington greeted all who entered the school. A former farmer, land surveyor, American Revolutionary War hero and…

Campus & Community

Indigenous Educators Discuss School of Education’s New Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund

Monday, October 14, 2024, By News Staff

“Zero,” answers middle school teacher Aaron Dorsey G’03, G’17, to the question: “As a student, how many Indigenous teachers have you had?” “Absolutely zero.” Over his entire educational career—kindergarten to master’s degree—he says there was almost no one of color…

Health & Society

Maxwell School Strengthens Longtime Partnership With International City/County Management Association

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has formalized an agreement with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) that promotes collaboration between faculty, staff, students, alumni and ICMA members. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) detailing the agreement signed this…

STEM

iSchool Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Wireless Communications

Thursday, September 26, 2024, By Anya Woods

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $250,000 out of a total of $800,000 under a three-year research grant to a faculty member in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) to study Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum management for…