USC Marshall Welcomes 9 New Faculty
For the 2018-19 year, the USC Marshall School of Business welcomes nine new faculty members to campus. They join a growing list of over 50 who’ve taken jobs at USC Marshall over the past two years and include lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, visiting professors, adjunct instructors, and more.
When speaking about the latest faculty additions, USC Marshall’s Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Nandini Rajagopalan talked about her excitement.
“We are excited about these faculty appointments, which build on our long tradition of fostering excellence in both research and teaching,” she says. “Leveraging their unique skills and experience, each of these individuals is poised to have a significant impact on the Marshall community.”
So, who are these nine new faculty members? We spoke with a few about what they bring to the school and why they are excited to join. We also got an inside look at their experience in a recent news release. Here’s what we found. Continue reading…
Asset Pricing Paper by Booth Prof. Wins Top Conference and Doctoral Prizes
Michael Weber, assistant professor of Finance and Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, won a pair of awards from the European Finance Association. His paper, titled “Nominal Rigidities and Asset Pricing,” was named UBS Best Conference Paper and European Finance Association Best Doctoral Student Conference Paper. This made history as it was the first time a doctoral paper won the Conference Paper Prize. Continue reading…
