Business Education

Spring 2022 accounting graduate Kyeisha Ross plans to intern at EY in Houston over the summer and begin KU’s Master of Accounting (MAcc) program in the fall. During her time as an undergraduate, she was involved with the Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the Black Student Union…

Charmaine Ejelonu is a 2022 business administration graduate who, as an undergraduate, has been involved with the African and Caribbean Student Association and KJHK Radio. She also has been a youth mentor for refugees at the Jewish Vocation Service Center in Kansas City. After graduating, she plans to tour the…

The challenge of how to integrate sustainability concepts and practices into business education continues to occupy my thoughts. Recently, I attended two helpful webinars that dealt with this issue. One was offered by Harvard Business Publishing. The other was offered by Ivey Business School. Both had interesting speakers and panelists. …

A pair of MPA students appointed to a prestigious program by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. — Two Texas McCombs MPA students were among the students selected to participate as postgraduate technical assistants in a prestigious program sponsored by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Each year, six students are chosen for each of the organization’s summer and winter cohorts. Lindsey Hoyer, BBA ’21, MPA ’22, begins…

The best advice I got from the CUNY SPS Entrepreneurial Thought & Engagement Conference — This week I had the privilege of attending the Entrepreneurial Thought & Engagement Conference, hosted by the CUNY SPS Online Business Programs. (As an aside, this event was just the latest of the programs’ big initiatives and news. First, the CUNY SPS BS in Business was recently ranked #30 in…

“The most important things I’ve learned, as a leader, are not a result of my successes. Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from failures and mistakes. Success teaches far less than failure, and success cannot be repeated in the same way that failure can.” I had the pleasure of interviewing…

In a historic first, 7 Texas McCombs graduate business specialties land in the top 10 in U.S. News & World Report rankings. — The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Program continued its long-standing top 20 position in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s survey of the nation’s best graduate schools of business. The program was ranked №18 in the country this year. The Texas McCombs MBA has counted itself among the…

Pandemic changes in Austin bode well for students and faculty. — Austin was already a hot spot for business, but during the past two years — even amid a pandemic — it further enhanced its boomtown bona fides. That bodes well for McCombs’ students, alumni, and faculty members eager to partner with local businesses. …