Press Release Archive

Nearly 1,400 MBA students, professionals and sponsors attended the 2004 Net Impact conference, Business Leaders Building a Better World, which took place from November 11 to 14. The sold-out conference drew participants from 80 business schools, 167 companies and 11 countries.

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Professor and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz has joined two University of California, Berkeley, economists in launching the Economists’ Voice, a journal featuring analysis and opinion by leading economists about key national and international policy issues.

Real estate and community development, Bottom Line.

Conference update by Amanda Foley '06.

Dean Glenn Hubbard presented the annual Dean’s Prize for Teaching Excellence to management professors Toby Stuart and Daniel Ames in recognition of their outstanding teaching in the core curriculum. The annual award was established in 1998 by alumnus George Weigers ’61 to recognize faculty achievements in the classroom.

Have you ever wondered what happens on the board of a nonprofit or how you get involved? Last Monday, the Social Enterprise Club was fortunate to have David LaGreca, CBS '89 lead a session on NonProfit Board Leadership. 

By Zeina Talje '05, Bottom Line.

By Madeleine Tregidga '05, the Bottom Line.

SEC commissioners Paul Atkins and Harvey Goldschmid join Dean Glenn Hubbard and incoming MBA students today for a vigorous debate on the merits and costs of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The panel discussion kicks off a new School-wide curriculum titled the Individual, Business, and Society: Tradeoffs, Choices and Accountability.

In this five-part series, Professor Bruce Greenwald talks with Motley Fool about identifying franchises, the dos and don'ts of shorting, holding cash, and the investment manager he's betting on.

COMPUSTAT and CCM Data Updates (August 11, 2004)

Continuing an annual tradition, Columbia Business School board members — including Sallie Krawcheck ’92, Henry Kravis ’69 and Mario Gabelli ’67 — carved time out of their busy schedules to meet with small groups of MBA students to discuss industry trends and opportunities.

Columbia Business School's Research Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) Program, Investors' Circle, and the Social Venture Network have partnered to conduct the first national survey of for-profit social ventures, which are defined as businesses that seek to create positive social and environmental impact through financially successful businesses.

Professor Rita Gunther McGrath was among the industry leaders and international economists who presented a strategy for ensuring Ireland’s competitive advantage to that country’s government and business community.

The Columbia Business School community of students, faculty, staff and alumni raised nearly $100,000 this summer to subsidize 18 internships for students interested in working in the nonprofit, public or social enterprise sectors.

After reviewing proposals, the Lang Fund board pledged a quarter of a million dollars in seed capital to three outstanding student ventures.

Joseph Azrack, MBA ?72, president and CEO of Citigroup Property Investors, generously donated the complete Urban Land Institute (ULI) ?library? to the School.

Columbia graduates and community service with Project Sunshine.

The latest issue of the Chazen Web Journal of International Business puts the spotlight on global branding initiatives in the fashion, media and automotive industries. Bernd Schmitt, the Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business and Executive Director of Columbia Business SchoolÕs Center on Global Brand Leadership, served as faculty editor for the global branding issue. Complementing the articles are video interviews with three renowned CEOs — Ken Chenault of American Express, Daniel Piette ’70 of LV Capital and Francisco Trapani of Bulgari — reflecting on the challenges of building global brands. In addition to global branding, the Journal also features articles addressing a range of international business topics, including tax policy in Ireland and Germany, microfinance in Bangladesh and the IT industry in Ghana. The Chazen Web Journal of International Business is the only online student-driven publication of its kind. Each semester, a team of MBA students produces the Journal in concert with faculty members and PhD students. Subscribers include thousands of alumni, students and recruiting companies worldwide.

A Columbia Business School venture focusing on urban regeneration was among four teams taking top honors in the 2004 Global Social Venture Competition. The final judging event took place in London, where the winning teams were selected from 129 entries submitted from countries around the globe, including Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Peru and Singapore. Winning teams received cash and travel prizes totaling $100,000.

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger announced today that internationally renowned economist R. Glenn Hubbard has been named the new dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Hubbard, the former chair of President Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, will assume leadership of the School effective July 1, 2004, upon the retirement of the current dean, Meyer Feldberg.

John Mackey, founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market addresses students. 

By Chris Flynn '04 and Frank Flynn, Bottom Line.

Laura Goodman works at Reading Is Fundamental, the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy organization.