Ellen B. Strickler ’78 Loan Assistance Fund Established
Elizabeth B. Strickler ’86 and Mark T. Gallogly ’86 have made a generous gift to Columbia Business School to establish the fund in honor of Ms. Strickler’s mother.
School Remembers Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
A 1949 Columbia Business School graduate and a member School’s Board of Overseers, the senior senator from New Jersey died on June 3 due to complications from viral pneumonia.
The article covers research by Profs. Mason and Ames and doctoral students Alice Lee and Elizabeth Wiley that shows precise figures, rather than round numbers, give negotiators an edge in dealmaking.
Asking for a Raise? Avoid Round Numbers
The Wall Street Journal
The article features the launch of Notes to the Next Class, offering a glimpse into the Columbia Business School experience for students, alumni, and the general public.
Columbia Business Students Get an Online Place of Their Own
Bloomberg Businessweek
Prof. Cohen comments on an emerging business practice of struggling companies — rehiring former CEOs.
Rehiring the CEO: A Familiar Playbook
The Wall Street Journal
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.
Prof. Ferri comments on shareholder involvement in executive pay packages, calling say–on–pay provisions “effective in some ways” but “not a revolution.”
Under Say on Pay, Most Shareholders Approve Executive Pay Packages
The Washington Post
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.