Before his work as in investments, Bennett worked for two decades as a finance professor at universities, including the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Diana Kasule '17, who holds a business management degree with a concentration in leadership and organizational change, and a certification in managing conflict and confrontation, has been hired as the new Human Resources Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Senate.
Article mentions that UMass Boston and the Woods Hole Group studied the possibility of building a massive harbor barrier similar to those in the low-lying Netherlands or the one across the River Thames in London. They estimated that construction would cost as much as $11.8 billion.
Profile on Vicki Gray, the founder and owner of New Chapter Home Improvement, who is pursuing her bachelor's degree in business management at UMass Boston.
On Thursday, Microsoft committed to remove more carbon from the environment than its own operations and its supply chain emit by 2030. Associate Professor of Management Nardia Haigh wonders if Microsoft will link bonuses and other executive compensation to the company reaching its climate targets.
UMass Boston alumnus Stephen A. Rollins Jr. has been promoted to accounting and auditing director at G.T. Reilly & Company of Milton. Rollins earned a MBA in 2011.
During the 70s and 80s, Rock Against Racism was a touchstone of creativity, collaboration, and unity for Boston’s youth. Associate Professor of Management Pacey Foster talked to Dig Boston about that time. Foster is the faculty director of the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive.
Vesela Veleva, director of UMass Boston's MBA Program, says recycling is just the tip of the iceberg—if electronics manufacturers made their products more durable so consumers wouldn't need to replace them every few years, we wouldn’t be burning as many fossil fuels or throwing so much stuff away.
Associate Professor of Management Nardia Haigh says scenario planning has been around since the 1600s, “yet it remains a cutting-edge approach…(and) is a very transferable way to try to prepare for the future.”
