Press Release Archive

The Executive MBA class of 2012 recently announced the faculty members chosen for this year’s Margaret K. Chandler Commitment to Excellence Awards.

The real estate investment firm led by managing partners Nicholas Bienstock '96 and Christopher Schlank has climbed into second place among New York City's acquirers of commercial office buildings.

In early 2012, Lee Neibart, head of global investments for AREA Property Partners, considered the imminent changes to the real estate investment fund business. This case asks students to consider various modifications to the firm's business model, taking into consideration the macroeconomic and microeconomic drivers of the real estate market.

The Columbia Community Business Program (CCBP) is now accepting applications for its 2014 class of small business owners.Coordinated through the School’s Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, CCBP is a collaboration among Columbia Business School, Columbia Law School, and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, which provides local small business owners with access to Columbia University’s practical resources. This two-year program helps New York City businesses with at least $250,000 in annual revenue grow and develop.

Managing partner and founder of Park Madison Partners, Nancy Lashine '81 has more than 25 years of real estate experience providing placement and strategic consulting services. In a recent interview with Kate Crosby '13, she shares insights about the industry that make for interesting and motivational reading whether you're a seasoned veteran or new MBA on the job market.

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2012-13 academic year. The officers, all in the class of 2013, were elected by the REA membership.

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Faculty members shared their thoughts on Facebook's IPO leading up to Friday's opening bell where Facebook (FB) traded for the first time at $38 per share.

The Dean’s Office has announced the awardees of Columbia Business School’s inaugural Summer Research Program, which will run from May 27 to August 4, 2012.

More than 800 people gathered for Columbia Business School’s 36th Annual Dinner on Monday, May 7, raising $3 million in unrestricted funds for the School’s programs and activities.

Four teams of second-year students competed for the Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes in the Project Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition 2012, held on Monday, April 30. In an unusual outcome, two of the teams tied for first place due to the high quality of their presentations.

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is pleased to congratulate Adjunct Professor J. Daniel Adkinson for receiving the 2012 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence by Adjunct Faculty Member.

Nearly 2,200 alumni and guests from 42 countries and 32 states returned to campus for Reunion 2012 April 20-23, tying last year’s attendance record.

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Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate Christopher Mayer spoke at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, April 24, as part of the panel "Helping Responsible Homeowners Save Money Through Refinancing" convened by the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development.

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Dean of The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Public Policy and CJEB Research Associate, has written an article for the Financial Times entitled "Last Chance for the Bank of Japan to Jettison Defeatism."

Study shows retail investors can predict future stock returns

Ray Morales, senior director of Columbia Business School’s Information Technology Group, has been awarded the 2012 Robert W. Lear Service Award.

Leon Cooperman ’67, chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors and a member of Columbia Business School’s Board of Overseers, has pledged a gift of $25 million to support the construction of the School’s new home in Manhattanville.

Oded Netzer, the Philip H. Geier Jr. Associate Professor in the Marketing Division, has received the 2012 George S. Eccles Research Fund award.

Healthier drinks may soon be on tap at casual fast-food chains, thanks to Philip David Crouse ’12 and Carlos Ayalde Garcia ’12, winners of Columbia’s 2012 A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition.

TheSquareFoot, co-founded by Jonathan Wasserstrum '12 and hometown friends Aron Susman and Justin Lee, was awarded one of ten student scholarships to present at DEMO Spring 2012.

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The US housing market is on life support, said Professor Joseph Stiglitz at a forum sponsored by Columbia Business School, the Progressive Policy Institute, and Zillow April 4 and 5 in New York.