Category: Business
New undergrad business program among most popularSept. 26, 2013Launched in 2010, the business major has become the fourth most popular major at Brandeis, with nearly 200 students, behind biology, economics and psychology. Administered by Brandeis International Business School in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences, the undergraduate business program includes a major and a minor, the BA/MA dual degree and the new BA/MBA and BS/MBA programs.
Lawrence issues university report card at staff meetingSept. 12, 2013At his third annual meeting with all staff Wednesday, President Fred Lawrence assessed Brandeis’ progress in reaching academic and financial goals since the Board of Trustees formally endorsed the Strategic Plan last May.
Brandeis IBS introduces new brand platformAug. 28, 2013
Hanley Center, Brandeis partner for physician trainingAug. 15, 2013The Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership in Portland, Maine, and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management have partnered to create an advanced education program with the goal of building a statewide network of physician leaders in Maine.
IBS conference focuses on municipal marketsAug. 5, 2013The second-annual Municipal Finance Conference co-sponsored by the Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance at Brandeis International Business School brought together more than 250 academics and practitioners to discuss issues in municipal markets.
A lost boy finds community on campusJuly 9, 2013Mangok Bol's journey has taken him from South Sudan, to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, to New Hampshire and finally to Brandeis, where he has found a home and community on campus — as a student and then as administrator for the International and Global Studies Program and the Mandel Center for the Humanities.
Business school ranked No. 1 by Financial TimesJune 27, 2013In the Financial Times' annual rankings of pre-experience master’s programs released this week, Brandeis International Business School was ranked No. 1 in the United States for the third straight year for its Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance (Lemberg Program).
Innovation sprouts with annual grant competitionJune 19, 2013Five teams of young Brandeis scientists and programmers will receive a total of $50,000 to fund the research and development of products ranging from compounds that can target cancer cells to a mobile app that helps avoid lines. It's all part of the third annual Brandeis Virtual Incubator Sprout Grant Program.
Heller School to offer MBA in public managementJune 10, 2013The new public management concentration is designed for individuals who currently hold public sector positions and are interested in taking on leadership roles, and for those who wish to seek new careers in local, state and federal government.
- Bergstresser, Nierenberg win business school teaching awardsMay 22, 2013
- Schuster Institute fellow launches new book on 'The Business of Baby'May 8, 2013
Healthcare CEO receives leadership award from IBSApril 24, 2013Stanley M. Bergman, chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and the world's largest distributor of health products and services to office-based doctors, dentists and veterinarians, received the Brandeis International Business School’s 2013 Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership.
Hiatt programs offer innovation in job-huntingApril 16, 2013The recent Just In Time Job and Internship Fair and Practice Interview Days are examples of innovative ways in which the Hiatt Career Center is supplementing traditional career development activities to help the Class of 2013 do just as well – or better.
IBS hosts 3 Day Startup for aspiring entrepreneursApril 10, 2013What do you get when you combine five entrepreneurial ideas, 35 sleep-deprived students and only 54 hours to bring those business concepts to fruition? It’s a question that Brandeis International Business School was happy to solve.
Rachel's Rides provides alternative to taxisMarch 19, 2013Rafael Abramowitz ‘14 knew he wouldn’t get rich by purchasing Rachel’s Rides Co., a Brandeis-exclusive car service, from his classmate. But it’s already provided him with a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, community-building and environmentalism.
- Brazil's Balancing Act: Panel looks at competing interestsMarch 14, 2013
- Weinberg '87 shows alumni how to re-enter workforceMarch 11, 2013
Brandeis alumna Pamela Weinberg ’87, career coach and personal branding specialist, will help members of the Brandeis community address issues of re-entering the workforce after an absence. She will lead a webinar, sponsored by the Hiatt Career Center, on March 14 at 7 p.m.
Lisa M. Lynch reappointed dean of Heller SchoolMarch 5, 2013A former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, Lynch is an internationally recognized scholar on employment issues who led the creation of the Heller School's new strategic plan. The appointment is for a five-year term.
- Bill Imada plays career matchmaker at Hiatt Communications ForumFeb. 22, 2013
Employers offer advice, inspiration at SoJust forumFeb. 21, 2013More than 110 students interested in pursuing careers in social justice received inspiration, advice and encouragement from dozens of employers at the second annual SoJust Leadership Forum. The event served as the capstone for 'DEIS Impact, the university's annual festival of social justice.
Honoring trio of high-achieving alumniFeb. 19, 2013Brandeis President Fred Lawrence will present the Alumni Achievement Award to University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer ’68, renowned music manager and record producer Jon Landau ’68 and pioneering mathematics professor Bonnie Berger ’83 at a ceremony on June 8 during reunion weekend.
Business school team wins investment challengeFeb. 7, 2013Organized by the Boston Security Analysts Society, the event featured groups from Brandeis, Boston University, MIT and Northeastern delivering 10-minute buy-or-sell pitches for the voice-recognition software company Nuance Communications.
- Brandeis International Business School announces new board co-chairsJan. 29, 2013
Fashion award winners honored at New York soireeJan. 25, 2013Students joined some of the biggest names in fashion at the 2013 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund awards dinner on Jan. 8. The event, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, honored 125 students from around the county who’d won $5,000 scholarships.
- International Business School, Heller School programs praised, reaccreditedJan. 3, 2013
Mort Mandel talks about doing good, doing wellDec. 10, 2012His family relationships and values had much to do with how he and his brothers turned a $900 auto-parts business into a $3 billion multinational electronics corporation. Mandel's new book explains how to be a great leader and how to hire great leaders.
- New programs available for Justice Brandeis SemesterDec. 4, 2012
Students pitch on-the-spot marketing plansNov. 15, 2012At Pitch Perfect, an event organized by the Hiatt Career Center, students pitched on-the-spot marketing plans for Ben & Jerry's and Dunkin' Donuts to a panel of judges that included account managers, human resources professional and alumni from public relations agencies Cone Communications and Hill Holliday.
Latino professionals holding sixth summit, career fairOct. 31, 2012The event, put on by the Boston chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, will be held on Saturday. It will feature workshops and programs focused on important career skills, including how to market yourself and expand your professional networks. It is free and is open to all Brandeis students, not only Latinos and finance majors.
- Catherine Mann nominated as Economist business professor of yearOct. 23, 2012
- Provost Steve Goldstein on medical and scientific researchOct. 2, 2012
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