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Modern technologies are helping people make decisions in their daily lives across a broad spectrum of contexts. Ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft connect passengers with drivers while professional networking services such as Zip Recruiter connect potential employees with employers.   Platforms like these are also known as “matching markets.” While a typical online marketplace […]

In a hot market, Temple University’s Fox School of Business launches a new master’s program so students can learn how to build wealth through real estate without getting burned.  PHILADELPHIA, June 10, 2021 — Even if you’re not buying or selling, you know one thing: Right now, real estate is hot.  With TV shows like […]

Former VP of News Anzio Williams now leads NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations’ DEI efforts Anzio Williams, MBA ’20, remembers the first time he ever stepped foot in a newsroom. He was a sophomore at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University who was stoked to have scored an internship at WFMY-TV, a CBS-affiliated television […]

Dear Friends of the Department of Accounting: Greetings! With true Owl grit and determination, we just finished another unprecedented year at Fox. Students, faculty and staff persevered and indeed, excelled, even with the continued challenges of the pandemic. This newsletter highlights student successes, new initiatives such as the new Young Accounting Alumni Group’s mentoring program, […]

Is your company taking enough risks?  Managing a company is a challenge. CEOs need to balance short-term profit with long-term innovation, performance with investment, and shareholders’ interests with employees’ expectations.  Some CEOs are natural risk-takers; others may be more risk-averse. Managers need to strike the right balance between “doing what works” and investing in risky […]

Professor AJ Kreimer is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), the worldwide association of accountants and financial professionals in business and the administrator of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification exams. He also serves on the IMA global board of directors. Kreimer has been instrumental in providing opportunities for students to not […]

“Nothing is better than an informed decision,” says David Wilk, director of the Temple Fox Real Estate Center and assistant professor of finance. “If you want to make money in real estate, you want to be as informed as possible about its value and risks.” With the new online Master of Science in Real Estate […]

Joseph Simmons and Jake Smedley, two risk, insurance and healthcare management (RIHM) students at the Fox School of Business, were recently awarded second-place in the Captive Insurance Company Association (CICA) Essay Contest. Captives are owned by the company that they insure. It’s a company-specific insurer as it provides insurance services only to its owner. This […]

Five at-large directors were elected in early May to the Board of the Fox School of Business Alumni Association (FSBAA). The board plans alumni events, develops professional development opportunities, manages the alumni association budget and works to keep the FSBAA’s 65,000 alumni connected. The at-large directors serve a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2021. […]

What do you do when your internships have been canceled because of the global pandemic? Brothers Kaleb and Kolby Rush decided to create their own real-world experiences. Risk management major Kaleb, Class of 2023, and his brother Kolby, who recently graduated from Penn State, combined their complementary skills and interests to start Saint Rocco’s Treats. […]

We’ve followed Fox School students Meredith Orme, Robert Zurzolo and Nasir Mack since their early days at Temple University, where they provided us with their hidden talents and hobbies. We were reacquainted with the trio as they started their sophomore trek. Last year, we talked about 2020 time capsules and trends. Years after our first […]

College of Engineering alumnus Enoque Panzo among top winners at virtual pitch competition; Fox School students Bryan Huang and Francis Duong win undergraduate track Kiese Technologies LLC, a company that is making new technologies that will be used to help advance the construction industry, earned $60,000 in total prizes at the 23rd annual Be Your […]

New essay from Temple University faculty member Munir Mandviwalla and five industry executives offers an outlook for how various industries should react following COVID-19 PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2021 — Business and industry as we once knew it has changed. What was their “normal” is likely not coming back either. As we move past the COVID-19 […]

New research from Temple University faculty member Jason Thatcher speculates about how our social media activity has changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2021 — It wasn’t long ago that it was common practice to post a photo on social media of yourself out with friends at a restaurant.  Today, […]

Temple alumnus to pitch company during Friday, March 5, episode of hit television series PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2021 — Since its founding in November 2017, Simply Good Jars has enjoyed quite the rise. The company’s Simply Smart Fridges were blanketed all over the city, present in gyms, hotels, coworking spaces and even the convention center. […]