News Articles
Jan 27
Gies ranked #5 public business school by Poets&Quants
Gies College of Business is once again ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program in the nation, according to the latest rankings released by Poets&Quants.
Jan 25
Somaya named DPI’s first Edwards Scholar, faculty-in-residence
Gies professor Deepak Somaya is looking forward to building bridges that connect technology to the marketplace and talent to opportunity in his new role as the first Don and Anne Edwards Scholar at Discovery Partners Institute (DPI).
Jan 20
Choi’s $100K Bitcoin gift to fund blockchain education at Gies
Looking to invest in disruptive innovation, Gies alumnus Stanley Choi has donated $100K in Bitcoin to integrate blockchain education into the academic and extracurricular experience at Gies.
Jan 13
Hecht charts new ways to engage learners with micro-credentials
Professor Gary Hecht oversees the College’s growing offering of certificates and badges – sometimes called micro-credentials – that can be earned in as little as two weeks or stretched out to a few months.
Jan 10
New research explores implicit biases of creativity
How creative are you? It likely depends on who’s judging and how they’re asked to share their evaluations, according to new research from Gies professor Jack Goncalo.
Dec 20
Eight Chicago alumni honored by top business publication
Teaching students how to become leaders with purpose is a priority of a Gies College of Business education and contributed to eight alumni being recognized in 2021 by Crain’s Chicago Business as Notable Executives in their fields.
Dec 15
Demand up for Master of Accounting and Master of Finance graduates
Nine out of 10 corporate recruiters in the US expect interest in business school graduates to increase or remain stable for the next five years – and global demand is also strong.
Dec 13
Elliott, Davis recognized for contributions to educational diversity
Gies College of Business Associate Dean Brooke Elliott and alumna Dr. Airies Davis (MBA ‘13) were awarded the Educational Diversity Impact Award at the 15th annual Egretha Awards gala.
Dec 09
Activating a collectivistic orientation conducive to curbing COVID‐19
A new paper co-written by a team of Gies College of Business experts in cross-cultural consumer behavior finds a key cultural factor that promotes behavior aimed at curbing the spread of COVID‐19.