Alumni News

In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Fox School’s Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program, we recently reconnected with students from the first cohort. Daniel Fox, Albert Merkin and Stephanie Smith reflect on their time at Temple and how the Fox MAcc program set them up for success.   The Master of Accountancy program was established […]

The hardest part of change management isn’t coming up with an idea, it’s reaching out and lining up support for each stage of the process. “You need to find those people who will get behind your idea, to champion it, to implement it,” says Marilyn Anthony, assistant professor of strategic management and one of the […]

“Why are there not more women in senior leadership positions?” That’s a question that has driven Melinda Hubbard for much of her career. The question also led Hubbard to pursue a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at the Fox School.

Shaun Cole, BBA ’25, is somewhat of an anomaly amongst their peers at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. At the age of 42, Cole is returning to academia to continue an education that they walked away from almost two decades ago. Cole attended Delta State University in the late 90s, pursuing a degree in […]

It’s a common misconception that empathy is lacking in many business people’s ideologies. According to Michael Zuckerman, an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, that is not the case. “You can’t ask someone to do something or help an organization unless […]

Madison Cole, a junior International Business (IB) honors student at the Fox School, emphasizes how both confidence and self-advocacy are integral to her success. Cole attributes her growth as a student and professional to the leadership roles she’s pursued on campus. She has also laid the foundation for Black students to find a voice and […]

Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program moves online for 2021; anyone with an income of less than $56,844 is eligible for program PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2021 — COVID-19 has made just about everything a bit more difficult, even filing taxes. Thankfully, Temple University’s Fox School of Business can help.  For the 14th-consecutive year, the […]

In the current state of the world, it’s been tough for everyone to find comfort in trying to remember that they are not alone. It’s been even tougher to find motivation to make the most out of the situation.  A student professional organization at the Fox School of Business has sought to help students make […]

New book from Temple faculty member Cory Ng and alumnus John Alarcon illustrates practical applications for AI in accounting and offers a look at what the future may hold PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13, 2021 — Just as Hollywood speculated for years, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize just about every aspect of our lives. […]

Members of the Professional Sales Organization (PSO) are used to going their own way. Professor Tony Petrucci acts as a faculty advisor for the group, but day-to-day, the group functions independently. Led by an executive board of upperclassmen, the organization provides members with comprehensive sales and negotiation training—skills that anyone could develop and use in […]

We spoke with members of the Fox Community to hear about their remote experiences, challenges they faced and the lessons learned that they will carry into the future.

While the fall semester may not be how we had envisioned it, activities like SPO meetings, lectures and professional development sessions are in full swing. To ring in the new academic year, the Fox School editorial team caught up with Dean Ron Anderson to see how he’s been staying optimistic over the past few months […]

Mike Beresky joins grade school pals to open Second Sin Brewing Co. in Bristol, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2020 — When Mike Beresky, BBA ’10, was an accounting student at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, he remembers a message his professors would continually drive home. “They’d always say, ‘With accounting, you touch marketing, you […]

The job market is uncertain, but members of the Fox Community do not have to navigate the future alone. The Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD) expanded its services in early 2019 to support the Fox School’s expansive alumni network. Pamela Lyman, director of Alumni Career & Professional Development at CSPD, develops, manages and implements […]

It was around 2016 that Gina Bobadilla, BBA ’20, Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship graduate student, discovered her interest in innovation. As a project management consultant at RSM International, a world-class audit, tax and consultancy firm focusing on middle-market businesses, Gina balanced her time between her full-time job while also earning a non-credit Specialization in Entrepreneurship: […]