Business & Economy
Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers
Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access to healthy food—often overlooks one key element: The people who labor to grow that food….
Whitman’s Business Programs Move Up in U.S. News and Bloomberg Businessweek Rankings
Martin J. Whitman School of Management received external validation of its upwards trajectory among business schools in the form of double-digit leaps in the rankings for both their undergraduate and full-time MBA programs. U.S. News & World Report ranked Whitman’s undergraduate…
Tracy Barash ’89 Appointed Chair of the Whitman Advisory Council
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has announced that Tracy Barash ’89 has been appointed chair of the Whitman Advisory Council. Tracy Barash ’89 is senior vice president/head of research, data and insights, business operations and franchise planning for…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Host Arts Entrepreneurship Accelerator for Creatives This Summer
Creative business coach Peter DePasquale ’12 (dual B.F.A. in arts education and printmaking), as well as an M.F.A. (printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) will be leading a four-week intensive boot camp accelerator to help students…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Co-Host Black Tech Panel at Tulsa Juneteenth Festival 2022
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is joining forces with Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) to host Tulsa Juneteenth Festival’s Black Tech Panel on Friday, June 17. Powered by CLLCTVE, a company founded by Syracuse University alumna Kelsey Davis ’19, G’20,…
Whitman Assistant Professor Named to Poets&Quants Top 40-Under-40 MBA Professors Worldwide
U. David Park, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, was honored as one of the Poets&Quants top 40 under 40 MBA professors. This is the 10th edition of their annual recognition, whose goal remains…
Rabia Razzaq G’23 Wins 2022 Intelligence++ Inclusive Design Competition
Rabia Razzaq G’23, a multidisciplinary designer and graduate student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, won the 2022 Intelligence++ Showcase Competition, held in the Whitman School of Management on April 26. The interdisciplinary competition—which encourages design and business…
Whitman School Receives STEM-Designation for Master’s in Professional Accounting Program
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s master’s in professional accounting program has received STEM-designation. The class of 2022 will be the first to graduate with this new STEM certification. “We have made notable innovations to our master’s in professional…
Whitman’s Full-Time MBA Program Achieves Highest U.S. News Ranking Since 1998
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is now ranked No. 57 in the nation for its full-time MBA program by U.S. News & World Report. This is the highest ranking for the Whitman School since 1998…
Stocks and Finance Immersion Offers A&S | Maxwell Students a Window Into Finance
When Jehan Muhialdain ’22 moved to the United States from Iraq five years ago, one of the major differences she noticed in her new country was the focus put on financial literacy and wealth management. She says living in Iraq,…