Educational Innovation

Offering guidance on major life decisions is never a simple task. Data on any subject moves fast and can be difficult to keep up with.   When you are in the business of helping people afford higher education, having the most up-to-date information makes all the difference in the quality of the advice offered.  To help […]

This opinion is not new—young workers and prospective employees place less value on a college degree than in previous decades. With vocal innovators such as Elon Musk arguing against the realistic need for a college degree in the world of modern-day technology, there has been more buy-in from younger generations in this sentiment. In my […]

Coco Chanel once famously said, “If you’re sad, if you are disappointed in love, put on your makeup, give yourself some beauty care, put on lipstick and attack.” The Fox School’s Ary Tamashiro took this advice to heart. Tamashiro is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation management. Her passion for beauty and […]

Professor Mary Conran has been a staple of the Fox School community for nearly three decades. Even before earning her BBA in 1979 and MBA in 1981, Conran was a member of the Fox family; her father had been a faculty member and administrator, helping create the school’s MBA program in the 1970s. She was […]

COVID-19 has left no one unscathed. Businesses—regardless of sector—have had to pivot. Employees have had to adapt to new ways of working. Students have had to adjust to new ways of learning. As the pandemic has unfolded, we’ve witnessed warp-speed changes significantly impact businesses, the job market, and higher education. The force of these changes, […]

The Fox Strategic Plan 2025 was designed to set a foundation for our stakeholders through education, research, inclusiveness and community to achieve positive outcomes for all. We regularly use issues of Fox Focus to check in and tell stories about our progress across our four pillars: Inclusive Culture, Educational Innovation, Research Leadership and Community Engagement.  […]

For most graduate students, going back to school can be exciting. With the right graduate degree, this decision is a way to open new doors, explore different industries or master a specialty.  How do you set yourself up for success in this new environment? Staff from around the Fox School of Business offer their best […]

As 2021 comes to an end, the Fox School has so much to be proud of. We have seen great strides in the progress we’ve made towards our goals that support Educational Innovation, Research Leadership, Inclusive Culture and Community Engagement. This year, we launched a research center on ethics, diversity and workplace culture. We brought […]

Vishesh Karwa, assistant professor of statistical science, joined the Fox School in 2018. Prior to his time at the Fox School, he served in the Department of Statistics at Ohio State University. He previously served two years as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Research and Computation for Society and one year at […]

All the lesson planning, preparation, research, grading and feedback. Why do we do it? What’s it all for?  Our students—the minds, voices and professionals of the future—are the reason for all of that time and effort. However, it can all mean very little if there are barriers separating the valuable information you have to offer […]

The push toward online instruction has been accelerated by the onset of COVID-19, sending both students and faculty into Zoom rooms and other online environments. This moment created something of an identity crisis for universities, whose faculty were required to pivot and clear unexpected technological hurdles, discovering new ways of connecting with students in real-time.   […]

Cheating happens. But what can faculty and staff do to help combat cheating with empathy? Help students understand the importance of academic honesty, and how to avoid issues when writing and submitting work.  Carly Papenberg, director of instructional design for Online and Digital Learning, and Matthew Kunkle, senior associate director of Analytics and Accreditation, share […]

“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 […]

For college students, the pandemic put the brakes on a critical part of their lives. For many, the final years of college are an opportunity to learn what they like and dislike about the “real world” through internships. It’s a time to adjust to workplace environments, hone their professional skills and get ready for the […]

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), the student professional organization for the Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) major at the Fox School of Business, has had to innovate over the past year. Similar to most in-person meetings, conferences and events, the student professional organization (SPO) had to transition its H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Lecture Series to […]