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When Bernard J. Milano, BS ’61, led the formation of the PhD Project in 1994 to support African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in attaining their business PhDs and becoming professors, there were fewer than 300 people of color in the country with doctorates in business. As the PhD Project celebrates its 20th anniversary […]

International exchanges are a common occurrence for Global Executive MBA (EMBA) students. For the first time, however, the Fox School has taken travel out of the equation and brought students from its Philadelphia campus together with those from its international campuses for a two-hour Global EMBA integration workshop using WebEx™ conference technology. While distance learning […]

Dr. Paul A Pavlou, the Chief Research Officer and Associate Dean of Research at the Fox School of Business, recently earned recognition as a world leader in scientific research. Pavlou was named one of Thomson Reuters’ 2014 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds, which published its list of honorees in June. Pavlou earned the distinction from […]

The Executive MBA program at the Fox School of Business has called the Philadelphia suburbs home for nearly 30 years, but in that time Center City Philadelphia and executive education have each undergone a renaissance. In keeping with the evolution of both, the Fox School Executive MBA program is moving to a downtown location – […]

Anthony Di Benedetto ranks sixth globally among innovation management scholars Discussed in this issue: • Michael E. Porter discusses U.S. competitive challenges • Fox innovation and entrepreneurship program attracts scholars • TechConnect workshops, NSF grant highlight commercialization efforts

Celebrating 80 Years: Inaugural Department of Accounting Alumni Reunion Abounds with Connections and Humor Discussed in this issue: • Bernard J. Milano receives Fox School Distinguished Accounting Alumni Award • Department of Accounting welcomes Reginald F. White • PwC hosts global forum on women and leadership featuring Sheryl Sandberg

John Castellani, President and CEO of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America), an organization representing America’s leading research-based biopharmaceutical companies, visited the Temple University campus on April 16. Castellani’s visit brought out a wide mixture of administrators and faculty interested and involved in pharmaceutical research and related issues.  The almost 2-hour engagement with administrators […]

Ash Vasudevan, PhD ’96, describes himself as being driven to make a difference and drawn to the unknown. Case in point: He co-founded a nationwide talent search in India to find the next big-league-caliber baseball pitcher in a country where cricket dominates sports. Launched in 2007, that reality TV competition spanned a dozen cities and […]

While college seniors across the country prepared for their last undergrad finals and applied for jobs, William Thorsson and his Fox School of Business peers flew to Denver, Co., for a national competition in which they gave a presentation in front of 100 risk management industry leaders. On April 30, moments after finalist presentations ended, […]

University-wide Big Data Institute to harness multi-disciplinary potential of data analytics Discussed in this issue: • Statistics Department uniquely advances high-dimensional statistics research • Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics sees opportunity in business research • Center for Online and Social Data Analytics looks at consumer behavior at microscopic level

Fox School of Business students paced back and forth, quietly practicing their presentation for the 8th Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum held on April 23rd in the MBA Commons of Alter Hall. Over fifty students and faculty members enjoyed lunch while the record-breaking number of nineteen proposal groups presented their posters and explained their research projects […]

Provost Hai-Lung Dai recently announced that 767 faculty at Temple will receive merit awards. One hundred-eight of that faculty comes from the Fox School of Business. These awards recognize all of the meritorious activities of Temple’s faculty in the 2012-13 academic year. During the Fall 2013 semester, faculty were nominated or self-nominated. Departments, colleges and […]

Fox School of Business alumni , faculty and students and industry professionals flocked to the Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel Tuesday, April 22, to celebrate and honor students past and present for the 26th Annual Awards for Excellence Dinner. Co-hosted by the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management and the Sigma chapter of Gamma […]

Guiding Technologies (GT), a startup company focused on improving outcomes and quality of life for autistic children, won the coveted $125,000 grand prize at the 16th annual Be Your Own Boss Bowl®, Temple’s university-wide business plan competition – one of the most lucrative and comprehensive in the nation.  Over $225,000 in cash and prizes was […]

Michael E. Porter discusses regional and global competitiveness in Innovation Leadership Speaker Series Discussed in this issue: • Fox offers 5% scholarship to Temple alumni returning for graduate programs • Milton Hershey School exec, a Fox alumnus, partners with Temple • Fox Global MBA elevates to Top 50 in U.S. News rankings