In an op-ed in the Financial Times, Dean Glenn Hubbard calls for policies designed to support local business in the fight against global poverty.
Only local business can end global poverty
Financial Times
David del Ser ’08 Named 2009 Echoing Green Fellow
Del Ser hatched the idea for Frogtek while he was a student at Columbia Business School, in partnership with Mark Pedersen ’07.
Kevin Conrad '05 and Ron Gonen '04 Named 'Champions of the Earth' by UNEP
According to UNEP, the award "recognizes individuals and organizations that have exemplified inspiration, vision, innovation, leadership and action for the environment."
Top Prize in Case Competition 2009 Awarded
Members of the winning team were Ahmad Bakri '10, Francesco Braggiotti '10, Erica Brailey '10, Micael Calatrava '10 and Alexandre Domange '10.
CBS Launches Efforts with Goldman Sachs to Strengthen Business Education for Women in Africa
The School's strategic partnerships with two leading African universities will focus on building capacity for business and management education, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
Goldman Sachs Announces Global Women's Education Initiative and CBS Partnership
CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship.
This feature describes the work CBS students have done with African entrepreneurs as part of Professor Murray Low's master class, Entrepreneurship in Africa. Dana Malman, Katie Leonberger and Ryan Petersen, all class of 2008, are quoted.
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Lang Center for Entrepreneurship Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Alumni, faculty members and supporters of the School’s Entrepreneurship Program celebrated the Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship’s 10th anniversary at a reception last week.
Dean Hubbard Discusses Business, Growth and the Role of MBAs in University Lecture
Declaring that business schools should be “growth’s lobbyist,” Dean Glenn Hubbard discussed how the MBA has contributed to the success of American business and to entrepreneurial capitalism worldwide.
Dean Glenn Hubbard to Deliver University Lecture on May 9
In a University Lecture scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, Dean Glenn Hubbard will discuss how the MBA has contributed to the growth of American business and to entrepreneurial capitalism worldwide.
MBA Student's Team Wins First Place at GSVC
A company cofounded by Jordan Tongalson ’06 won first place at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), the first competition in the world to reward business plans that demonstrate both financial and social returns.
Lang Fund Invests $250,000 in Student Ventures
The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund, now in its ninth year of supporting student ventures, recently announced seed capital investments totaling $250,000 in four student ventures.