Jun 22
The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business, an established leader in hands-on learning, is preparing to launch the largest experiential learning course in the nation -- Business 301: Business in Action.
Jun 03
Chicago-area detective Lou Hayes, a 23-year veteran of the police department, has returned to Gies to finish his undergraduate degree in finance more than 25 years after he started.
May 17
Gies College of Business has been selected to receive an IDEAS grant from the U.S. Department of State to help find and secure international locations for its new Sophomore Year of Purpose program.
May 10
Since teens first took the wheel, studies have examined how drug use and other risky behaviors impact their driving. But driving could actually influence the other risks that teens take, says Gies professor Julian Reif.
May 05
Global ‘free-riders’ are the biggest hurdle to combating climate change, says Gies Professor Don Fullerton. He urges Illinois business leaders to begin to adapt now to its inevitable impact on the state.
Apr 16
Three Gies College of Business faculty members - Rob Metzger, Michael Shaw, and Minjeong Kim - have been honored by the Gies Business Alumni Association for their outstanding teaching.
Apr 15
Experts predicted COVID-19 would cause a "tidal wave" of bankruptcies. Surprisingly, it was actually the opposite that happened, according to research coauthored by Gies professor Jialan Wang.
Mar 22
Colleges of Business must respond immediately to issues of racial inequity in society, according to renowned researcher Andre Perry, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program.
Mar 11
A new paper from a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts finds that, in the aftermath of catastrophic tornadoes, charitable giving to alleviate an unanticipated event doesn’t necessarily crowd out monetary donations to other causes.
Mar 04
Gies seniors David Alston and Nicco Adams, who developed a social app for sneakerheads, were accepted to Apple’s first-ever Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers.
Jan 26
In an effort to prepare students and corporate partners to succeed in a business world being rapidly reshaped by unprecedented technological innovation and social pressures, Gies College of Business is launching a new initiative called the Disruption Lab.
Jan 22
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., gave the 2020 Leighton Lecture in Ethics and leadership. An executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners and clinical professor in the Kellogg School of Management, Kraemer focused his lecture on values-based leadership.