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Dear Friends of the Department of Accounting,   I am honored and humbled to become the chair of this great department. I have been a faculty member at the Fox School for 12 years. During that time, our department benefited tremendously from the leadership of the former chair, Eric Press. I will do my very best […]

This summer, the Accounting faculty at the Fox School of Business continued their tradition of offering thought leadership at the annual American Accounting Association (AAA) meeting.  Designing an Effective Data Visualization Course: A Workshop using Tableau  Cory Ng and Sheri Risler provided introductory training on Tableau, a data visualization software, and demonstrated how accounting instructors […]

The Fox School of Business prides itself on creating a community that helps students thrive long after graduation. The reformation of the Young Accounting Alumni Group (YAAG) shows that even after students graduate, they do not have to face the real world alone.  Co-presidents of YAAG, Melissa Cameron, MAcc ’18, and Eric Hamilton, BBA ’16, […]

During her visit to the Fox School of Business, Cynthia Cooper put an auditorium holding 300 seats in her shoes as the whistleblower of one of the largest corporate scandals that catapulted her into the public consciousness. Cooper, an accountant who served as the director of Internal Audit at WorldCom, a telecommunications giant, worked with […]

For decades, business schools have been discussing how to translate the insights of academic research into real-world solutions to industry and societal problems. To address this issue head-on and truly move the needle of impact, the Fox School recently founded the Translational Research Center.  Charles Dhanaraj is the executive director of the center, an H.F. […]

While studying finance at the Fox School of Business, Tamika Boateng, BBA ’06, learned all about asset management and risk—she also learned the value of giving back to the community. Boateng, now a management consultant for financial services at New York Price Warehouse Coopers (PwC), credits her commitment to volunteering for her professional success. “While […]

Fox part-time, full-time MBA programs surge in latest rankings Discussed in this issue: Join Fox and Temple alumni to make a difference Fox Impact: Philanthropy Panel of Professionals

MBA alum Shpat Deda produces BAFTA-winning short film on refugees Discussed in this issue: Marketing alumnus Raheem Brock: From Super Bowl champion to acting Accounting students make an impact: File tax returns for community members for free

The art of business: Fox alums in the music, beauty and culinary industries Discussed in this issue: Fox student wins grand prize at Temple’s Innovative Idea Competition 1,000 Fox students raise $320,000 to benefit 100 organizations

Gen. Colin Powell cuts ribbon to celebrate the new Military and Veteran Services Center at Temple University Discussed in this issue: Fox School of Business dedicates Charles Schwab Financial Planning Training CenterTM Fox students making real-world impact

MIS earns No. 1 world ranking for research productivity Discussed in this issue: • MIS undergraduate program earns top-15 ranking for fifth year in a row • Advisory board member endows $100,000 scholarship • Recognizing MIS students who excel in academics and professional and soft skill development

U.S. News ranks Fox School of Business among nation’s top-50 undergrad business programs Discussed in this issue: Seven Owls – three from Fox – named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Power 76” list Fox develops innovative report card for higher education

U.S. News ranks Fox School of Business among nation’s top-50 undergrad business programs Discussed in this issue: Amazon’s Ozii Obiyo, MBA ’12, takes Silicon Valley’s tech startups to the Cloud Fox unveils owl statue as part of centennial celebration

For Fox alums Tim Mounsey and Jesse DiLaura — the line between home and work is blurred Discussed in this issue: • Smart technology – and not body cameras – more likely to reduce use of lethal force by police, according to Fox researchers • Entrepreneur Lauren Troop, BBA ’16, co-creates organic, fair trade cafe […]

Fox School’s Masaaki Kotabe elected to three-year term as Academy of International Business President Discussed in this issue: • Research productivity by Accounting Department earns top rankings • Fox Executive DBA candidate from La-Z-Boy presents at two leading industry conferences • Fox researcher uncovers connection between workplace gender inequality and bosses’ political leanings