Annual Dinner Raises $3.2 Million
Held on Monday, May 6, at the Waldorf Astoria, the event drew 173 gifts in total, including gifts from 53 new donors.
Graduate Business Association Commends Five with New Award
The GBA Commendations were created to recognize students, faculty members, and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Columbia Business School community.
Profs. Fisman and Usher, co-directors of the Social Enterprise Program, discuss the importance of equipping student entrepreneurs with the framework and ideas that will help them in innovating for social change.
What Is the Best Way of Innovating for Social Change?
Financial Times
Ronald O. Perelman Pledges $100 Million Toward Manhattanville
Along with Class of 1969 alumnus Henry R. Kravis’s $100 million contribution, the gift is the largest in the School’s history.
The article features Ronald O. Perelman’s $100 million pledge to Columbia’s new Manhattanville campus.
Ronald Perelman Gives Columbia B–School $100m for New Campus
Financial Times.com
Eccles Prizes Awarded to Three Professors
Daron Acemoglu of MIT and James A. Robinson of Harvard were recognized for their book, Why Nations Fail, while Columbia’s Paul Tetlock was honored for his research on finance.
Alumni Set New Attendance Record at Reunion
With the help of 526 class committee volunteers, this year’s event drew a record crowd: 2,400 alumni and guests for the three-day weekend, April 19–21.
Prof. Kuziemko argues that while Americans are increasingly worried about income inequality, there’s a hesitation when it comes to government action.
Our Feelings About Inequality: It’s Complicated
The New York Times.com
Community Takes Part in Columbia Forever Week
As part of the annual initiative, alumni spoke at CBS Matters, a recurring student forum, for the first time.
Columbia Business School Unveils Notes to the Next Class Website
The site is a space for current students and the 41,000-plus alumni around the world to pass knowledge on to future classes, and to share photos, videos, and stories.
MBA influencer blogger, Stacy Blackman, highlights the launch of Notes to the Next Class, where students/alumni can pass along their knowledge to future MBA classes.
Columbia Business School Launches ’Notes to the Next Class’
Stacy Blackman’s Blog