NIU Marketing Professor Earns a New Named Professorship
Tim Aurand, Northern Illinois University Professor of Marketing, has been named the James E. Thompson Professor of Marketing. This professorship is named in honor of and funded by James E. Thompson, who was an NIU marketing alumnus who established the professorship “to ensure the NIU Department of Marketing continues to retain the best student-focused faculty who are accomplished scholars in the field of marketing.” Continue reading…
Carey Professor Wins Award For Best Academic Paper
“Instantaneously Hotter: The Dynamic Revision of Beauty Assessment Standards,” a research paper co-authored by Carey Business School Assistant Professor Haiyang Yang, was awarded the Franco Nicosia Best Competitive Paper Award by the Association for Consumer Research. Continue reading…
REGISTER: Golden Gate University Professor Set to Host Webinar
On September 24 from noon to 1 PM, Nathaniel Henderson, Professional MBA director and management professor at Golden Gate University, will discuss both MBA and Professional MBA programs in an online webinar, providing key insights into each program. Continue reading…
Smith School Professor Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Professor Gilad Chen of the Smith School of Business was chosen by the university as one of its 2014-15 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher– one of six professors to receive the honor this year. Continue reading…
Carey School of Business Hires 16 Professors
The Carey Business School has added 16 research and practice track professors to its roster of full-time faculty. These hires, effective at the start of the 2014-15 academic year, will bring the school’s total number of full-time professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers to 82. Continue reading…
Wharton Prof Jitendra V. Singh appointed Dean of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Business School
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has appointed Wharton Prof. of Management, Jitendra V Singh as Dean of its School of Business and Management, effective September 1, 2014. The appointment came after the school conducted an open and competitive international search.
Prof. Singh is a world class management scholar and business educator at the Wharton School of Business, where he is currently the Saul P Steinberg Professor of Management. Since joining the faculty in 1987, he has played a number of significant roles at Wharton in boosting the school’s global presence.
“Jitendra has been an invaluable member of the Wharton community,” said Thomas S Robertson, Dean of The Wharton School. “It is a bittersweet moment for the School to see him go, but we look forward to opportunities for future cooperation with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.”
Prof Tony F Chan, President of HKUST, said he was very pleased that the University has found such an acclaimed scholar and able administrator to lead HKUST Business School given the highly competitive nature of the current recruitment environment among top business schools globally. “With Prof Singh’s wide-ranging experience and achievements in the academic, business strategy and policy arenas, I am certain he will bring HKUST Business School to new heights. We are excited about this appointment!”
Prof Jitendra Singh said, “I am honored to have been chosen to lead the School of Business and Management at HKUST and it is exciting for me to be back in Asia at a time when momentous changes are under way. I look forward to working with the university and business school leadership to build on the strong foundations that are already in place, and strive toward ever higher goals, while contributing both to the region and to global society.”
