Leeds Team competing in International Real Estate Competition
Real estate students compete in exclusive international case competition

April 14, 2017

Students from Leeds took part in an invitation—only real estate competition hosted by the University of Southern California. The International competition featured only nine schools with the best real estate programs in the country competing for the top spot. This year’s team included four seniors and two juniors: ​Leeds real...

Leeds Rankings
Leeds Evening MBA ranks in top 15% nationally

March 14, 2017

According to new rankings issued by U.S. News and World Report, the Leeds School of Business jumped up 13 spots in the Best Business Schools Part-time MBA category, going from No. 59 last year to No. 46 this year.

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone
The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone

March 13, 2017

People believe that they know way more than they actually do. This assertion is the focus of new research from Professor Philp Fernbach of the Leeds School of Business and Steve Sloman, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences at Brown University. “We all suffer, to a greater or lesser...

Dr. Stefanie Johnson
Top minds in business share advice for women in any career stage

March 8, 2017

Leeds’ own Dr. Stefanie Johnson contributes insights on harnessing personal strengths for professional success, overcoming challenges in entrepreneurial endeavors, and changing the gender disparity in leadership roles.

Leeds team member and MBA candidate Nick Thigpen holds up check from winning VCIC regionals
Students, Startups, and Venture Capitalists - Leeds Graduate Students Win Regional Competition

Feb. 23, 2017

The 񱦵’s Leeds School of Business beat out several elite schools at the regional Venture Capital Investment Competition on Feb. 17, 2017. The regional win moves the team of five graduate-level students forward to compete in the global finals in April. The competition allows students from top...

Stefanie Johnson, Assistant Professor
Dr. Stefanie Johnson Comments on Workplace Diversity through Technology in The Economist

Feb. 21, 2017

Blind recruiting is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from applicants, and it’s gaining popularity in HR departments. Dr. Stephanie Johnson talks with The Economist to examine discrimination in the workplace and software technologies that promise to remove gender and ethnic bias from the hiring process.

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Leeds School takes top spots in this year’s Business Diversity and Business Ethics Case Competition

Feb. 21, 2017

For the second-consecutive year, Leeds students were awarded top honors over the weekend at the Leeds School for Business Diversity, and Business Ethics Case Competition (DBECC) hosted in collaboration with the Office of Diversity Affairs and the Center for Education on Social Responsibility. The competition invited undergraduate students from Leeds...

Dr. Philip Fernbach
Professor Philip Fernbach to Research the Cognitive Basis of Extremism

Feb. 13, 2017

Philip Fernbach, Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Leeds School of Business, received a $165,000 fellowship grant to conduct a two-year research project examining the question “What makes us argue so heatedly over things we know so little about?” His project, The Cognitive Basis of Extremism , will explore how...

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January in Japan—23 Students Participate in Leeds Global Experience

Feb. 9, 2017

“Sumimasen!” This Japanese word proved invaluable for Leeds students to get someone's attention, say thank you, or even sorry when participating in a recent trip to Japan in January. For these 23 students, this experience proved to be enriching as they learned how international cultures and businesses operate and took...

Tandean
Gift of nearly $6 million to Leeds School to Support Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Two Faculty Positions

Dec. 9, 2016

One of the top CEOs in the Republic of Indonesia has pledged nearly $6 million in a philanthropic investment to support the Leeds School of Business’s efforts in entrepreneurship at the 񱦵. The donor, Tandean Rustandy, is a 1987 Leeds School graduate and founder and CEO of...

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