UConn Today – The School of Business has announced the creation of a new endowed accounting professorship, supported through a collaboration with KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, to help attract and retain high-performing educators in UConn’s Accounting Department.
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New UConn-Dartmouth Study: Racial Diversity in Higher Ed Leads to Higher Salaries for Grads
UConn Today – Researchers examined more than 6,000 cohorts of MBA and law students over several decades and found that having even one additional minority student among a cohort of 100 students increased starting salaries cumulatively across the cohort by up to $30,000
UConn Welcomes Five Exceptional Leaders Into Business Hall of Fame
UConn Today – The UConn School of Business inducted five new alumni into the Hall of Fame on Friday night. All are giants in their fields, ranging from space travel to healthcare, professional basketball, and more.
Every one of them spoke passionately about the lasting impact their UConn education, experiences, and friendships had on their careers and their lives.
Professor Robert Day Named Interim Dean of Business School as University Renews Search For Permanent Leader
UConn Today – The University has announced plans to relaunch its search for a permanent dean of the School of Business.
Management professor Greg Reilly, who has filled the interim dean position for more than a year, will return to the faculty in mid-May, and OPIM professor Robert ‘Bob’ Day will take the top leadership post until a permanent dean is named.
UConn Researcher: How People Communicate About Shared Decisions Can Shape the Outcome, Satisfaction
UConn Today – New research from UConn marketing professor Danielle Brick finds that when people make purchasing decisions together, recurring communication patterns influence not only what they choose, but how satisfied they feel afterward.
Whether buying a new couch, planning a vacation, or deciding what movie to see, those choices can become surprisingly complicated when another person is involved in the decision.
Management Professor John E. Mathieu Reaches Rare Scholarly Milestone
UConn Today – The School of Business is celebrating management professor John E. Mathieu for reaching an extraordinary milestone in scholarly research.
Mathieu reached an h-index of 100 on Google Scholar, meaning that 100 of his publications have each been cited at least 100 times.
“This is an extraordinary marker of sustained influence and a reflection of a career that has helped shape the study of management and organizational behavior for decades, serving both researchers and practitioners,’’ said David Bergman, Associate Dean for Faculty & Research at the School of Business.
With DNA Research Advancing Quickly, Can Laws and Policies Keep Pace?
UConn Today – Public interest in DNA and genomic research has surged in recent years, with everyone from armchair detectives advocating for its use in solving criminal cold cases to medical researchers seeking innovative gene-editing therapies to combat cancer.
With genomic science advancing so rapidly, can laws and policies keep pace?
Class Aims to Make Financial Literacy Accessible to Everyone
UConn Today – When it comes to financial literacy, many Americans struggle with basic concepts – and the lack of knowledge is particularly acute among young adults.
Vishal Baloria is an associate professor of accounting in the UConn School of Business. He teaches “Business 2235: Personal Financial Literacy,” a “life-ready” course he designed in 2023 to ease students’ stress around managing money, with the objective of having a positive effect on how students make future financial decisions. This three-credit class satisfies the university’s Common Curriculum and is open to any undergraduate student.
For Second Consecutive Year, UConn OPIM Professor Wins Prestigious Early Career Award
UConn Today – OPIM Professor Jing Peng, a prolific researcher who has also recently developed and taught artificial intelligence courses at the School of Business, has been awarded his second promising young scholar award in three years.
Peng is one of five recipients of the 2025 Information Systems Society’s Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award, which recognizes faculty on the path to making outstanding intellectual contributions to the information systems discipline.
School of Business Professor Robert Bird Has Transformational Fulbright Scholar Experience in Finland
UConn Today – Business law professor Robert Bird spent four months as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar at the University of Vaasa in Finland last semester, where he helped create the world’s first Ph.D. program in strategic legal design.
“I really enjoyed the Fulbright experience, and also serving as an ambassador for UConn and the United States,’’ he says. “Finland has a rich academic environment that encourages innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. My expertise in legal strategy was well received by both business law academics and legal professionals.”