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College of Management Has a Lot to Celebrate
UMass Boston's College of Management was in celebration mode as we ended the spring semester.
Graduate Commencement Speakers Emphasize Importance of Lifelong Learning as Ceremony Returns to Campus Center Lawn
Commencement returned to the UMass Boston campus and the newly reconfigured Campus Center Lawn on Thursday as 1,082 students who earned graduate degrees were honored.
College of Management’s SERC Addresses Climate Change
To avoid the worst consequences of global warming, by 2050 almost all uses of fossil fuels and related greenhouse gas emissions must be eliminated.
Remembering Chancellor Sherry H. Penney
The University of Massachusetts Boston and its extended community mourn the loss of former Chancellor Sherry H. Penney, who passed away in Florida last week.
College of Management Professor to Play a Key Role in Relaunch of Massachusetts Office for Employee Involvement and Ownership
Ed Carberry, associate professor of Management in the College of Management and leading expert on employee ownership, will serve as the director of Research for MASSEIO.
UMass Boston’s Venture Development Center Hits $1 Billion Funding Milestone
The Venture Development Center (VDC) at the University of Massachusetts Boston has supported 102 start-up companies now employing 1,128 people, helped them raise more than $1 billion in investments, and engaged nearly 2,000 students over the 10 years since its inception, the center announced today.
College of Management Professor Alessia Contu’s Research Published in Human Relations
Congratulations to Alessia Contu, associate professor and chair of the department of management. Her research “Answering the Crisis with Intellectual activism: Making a difference as business schools scholars” was published in Human Relations.
College of Management’s Foad Mahdavi Pajouh Research Published in The Annals of Operations Research
Congratulations to Foad Mahdavi Pajouh, assistant professor of Management Science and Information Systems, his research on “Exact algorithms for the minimum S-club Partitioning Problem” was published in a journal ranked “A” by Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC).
UMass Boston Jumps 50 Spots in Forbes Best Value Colleges Ranking
UMass Boston is ranked No. 247 on the 2019 Forbes Best Value Colleges ranking, up 50 spots from 2018.
College of Management Faculty Members Published in the Journal of Investing
Atreya Chakraborty and James L. Grant's research on when investors should short-sell appeared in the Journal of Investing