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Perry Binder, clinical associate professor of legal studies at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, received the George M. Sparks Award today (April 27) during the university’s 2021 service recognition ceremony.

When Angela Praseuth talks about the Atlanta spa shootings, she begins to visibly shake. On the same day and at the same time of the attacks, she and her sister were at a spa in another Atlanta suburb. What upsets her equally is how quickly the media moved on to the next story.

The 15th annual Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference highlighted 150 student research and creative projects in 35 academic disciplines.

Using big data analysis, associate professor Charlotte Alexander is decoding #MeToo defenses.

Lance Patterson recently decided to bring a senior analyst on staff at Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group, his commercial real estate capital advisory firm—specifically, a person of color with a few years of experience.

Georgia State University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute has selected a diverse and innovative group of founders for the second cohort of its Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund.

Glenn W. Harrison, C.V. Starr Chair of Risk Management & Insurance at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, has been appointed a Distinguished University Professor in recognition of his sustained and outstanding record in scholarship and instruction.

Junior IT whiz Ausar Simmonds cracked the code for getting the most out of college before the close of his first semester. Now he shares that wisdom while leading campus tours.

The insurance community recently came together virtually to honor outstanding students and members of the risk management community as part of The Riskies Awards, an annual event held by the Georgia State University Risk Management Foundation and the Department of Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.

Media ContactJenifer ShockleyOffice of Communications & MarketingRobinson College of Business(404) 413-7078jshockley@gsu.edu ATLANTA–For Women’s History Month, WomenLead interviewed the three faculty [...]

David Quintilio (MBA ’03) is senior vice president of healthcare logistics and distribution for UPS Healthcare. His job? To deliver critically important products to the world. ASAP.

An accident left Kyle Duran paralyzed from the chest down. But that won’t stop him from earning his B.B.A. in finance.

M.S. in Finance alumnus Blake Phillips went from being a personal trainer who knows nothing about finance to an investment banking analyst at Truist Securities—a coveted position that kids from Ivy League schools typically land.

Youssef Zniber was working full-time as a financial analyst when he enrolled in the QRAM program. His GRA position has enabled him to fully focus on his studies instead of “going through the motions” and merely passing. He’s completed some really interesting projects, such as calculating the cost of health insurance based on customers’ personal habits and traits as well as predicting the value of soccer players based on FIFA data.

Ariane is pursuing a dual degree in actuarial science and quantitative risk analysis & management. Because she’s an international student, applying for a loan would have been extremely difficult, so her GRA position has alleviated that burden. After Stephen Shore’s Theory of Risk Sharing class as well as networking with other risk professionals, she realized she wants to work in the risk department for a large corporation.

The Chubb Charitable Foundation has established the Chubb Robert M. Hernandez Scholarship for undergraduates studying risk management and insurance (RMI) at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business announces the appointment of Baozhong Yang to the H. Talmage Dobbs, Jr. Chair in Finance. Yang is an associate professor of finance and director of Robinson’s FinTech Lab.

Harold Weston, a clinical associate professor of risk management and insurance at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, has been appointed inaugural holder of the Wholesale Specialty & Insurance Association (WSIA) Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance.

With vaccine rollout underway and picking up steam concurrent to emerging virus variants, Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business said recovery remains “an economic tango led by the virus. Reaching a sustained recovery by early 2022 is contingent on the speed and efficacy of vaccinations by mid-2021.”

Dean Phillips discusses the biggest challenges Robinson faced while pivoting to the delivery of remote learning, how technology has permanently changed business education, and more.

When Christy Beers entered Robinson’s Master of Professional Accountancy program in 2015, she never even had heard of the internal audit sector. Now, six years later, she’s a VP and audit manager at Truist. It all started when her professor encouraged her to enter the IIA’s case competition. She’s gone from being a case competition participant in 2015, to a judge in 2018, to its chair in 2021. Things have come full circle!

Less than two percent of hotel owners are Black, and less than one percent of them are Black women. Georgia State University alumna Davonne Reaves is part of that one percent. But there’s more to her business model than acquiring real estate assets. Her goal is to create 221 Black hotel owners in the year 2021.

Fifteen faculty members at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are among the most cited business management researchers in the world and in the top two percent of their fields by citations, according to analysis published in the open access journal PLOS Biology.

People analytics has brought a layer of sophistication to the human resources (HR) function. As a talent scout at State Farm, Carla Vasquez leverages data insights to make better hiring decisions.

As senior manager of clinical services and operations at Emory Healthcare, Grace Bendinger strives to create a positive experience for patients.

With a new mobile app called Safe-xplore, leaders across an organization’s departments and functions can engage in focused, productive conversations on how to address risks like violent crime, communicable disease, and traffic accidents.

An accomplished scholar and award-winning educator, Tull Professor of Computer Information Systems Veda C. Storey is also a skilled musician whose seven children are following in her footsteps with a popular YouTube channel dedicated to their music.

The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has received a $2 million endowment from Deen Day Sanders to establish an immersion program in memory of her late husband, Days Inns founder and school namesake, Cecil B. Day, Sr.

Ross Cado is exploring how blockchain can be used across industries: securing the mobile voting experience, streamlining supply chains, and motivating people to complete daily chores.

Despite having no previous programming experience, Kennedy Crandell has picked up a lot of skills: Python, predictive models, linear regression, and the k-nearest neighbors algorithm.

Leadership of the U.N World Food Programme, the UPS Foundation and the World Food Program USA will discuss their emergency response to Covid-19 and how the private sector supports such humanitarian efforts during a Nov. 10 briefing hosted by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta.

Through his Innovation Studio course, Eric Scoggins not only built the technology back-end to make this happen but also developed a strategic plan to get colleagues on board.

The nonprofit arena is an incredibly competitive space. The more technology George Greenidge can use to reach new audiences, the better.

While moving up the ladder at companies like InterContinental Hotels Group and Salesforce, Love Hudson-Maggio noticed an alarming trend: senior professionals with 25 years or so of experience became, frankly, too expensive for their employers to afford, ultimately getting replaced with younger, cheaper talent.

Starr Insurance Companies, a global insurance and financial services organization, has renewed its partnership with the Institute for Insight

The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is the top public university program in the Southeast, and 4th in the region, according to the Financial Times.

ICF Georgia, a charter chapter of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), has announced that the Executive MBA (EMBA) program of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has won the 2020 Prism Award for coaching excellence, education category.

After a horrific motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the chest down, Ignacio Montoya (B.B.A. ’14) began developing one of the most advanced paralysis recovery therapies ever attempted. Montoya is his own patient, and he plans to walk again. After that, he wants to fly.

Dustin Reese is a case competition pro, and it shows. He was recognized as best presenter at the 2020 National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Case Competition. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles hosts the event annually in a major city, but this year, because of the pandemic, the contest went virtual.

Beginning in January 2021, Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will admit new students to three stand-alone graduate certificate programs that address current and emerging market demand for innovation.

Held annually during the NBMBAA conference, the competition challenges student teams to analyze a complex business case and present solutions to business problems facing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Jayla Grant wants to combine her interests in social justice and technology to eradicate the school-to-prison pipeline. She is set to be the first graduate of the J.D./M.S.D.A. dual degree program.

Three undergraduate specialties offered by Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are ranked as national top-10 programs, according to the 2021 Best Colleges edition released this week by U.S. News & World Report.

Brian Basweti has overseen major construction projects for Imaran Group and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Kimberly Fleuridor works as a billing systems analyst at Comcast, and understands how processes flow throughout an entire organization.

Organizational psychologist and Georgia State associate professor Songqi Liu discusses how workers and organizations can adapt to the “new normal.”  

Lishi Yang spent 15 days hitchhiking from Sichuan, Chengdu to Tibet, Lhasa with only a backpack.

Robinson alumnus Andrew Burton-Jones has been named editor-in-chief of MIS Quarterly (MISQ), the leading academic journal in the information systems field. Burton-Jones completed his Ph.D. in computer information systems at Robinson in 2005.

M.S. in Marketing student Rachel Moten interned with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks for two consecutive summers, gaining skills in analytics and social media marketing.

Robinson welcomed 862 new graduate students this fall, a 78 percent increase over 2019’s incoming class of 484 students. They are enrolled in 14 degree programs.

I chose Robinson because of its emphasis on community and hands-on approach to learning. Atlanta has a special place in my heart. After working for a small digital marketing agency that focuses on Atlanta-based businesses, I knew I wanted to enroll in a program that gets its students involved with other great businesses in the area.

I chose Robinson because of the great experience I had during my undergraduate years. I know I will be challenged and guided by some of the best professors. Plus, the diversity the university offers is unparalleled.

I was originally on the fence about pursuing a graduate degree. However, with the career goals I want to achieve, l realized I need to take my knowledge to the next level.

This was an easy choice for me. I believe in the value proposition that Georgia State and the Robinson College of Business offer.

I believe college education is a significant financial investment, and Robinson’s practical way of learning offers more clearly defined opportunities in the job market.

I chose Robinson for many reasons. Robinson has outstanding recognition across the country and is internationally ranked in many different categories. Additionally, Robinson students experience outstanding success, especially after graduation; plus, the student body is exceptionally diverse.

Once a Panther, always a Panther! I knew by enrolling at Robinson, I could bypass the doubts and insecurities of pursuing a graduate degree at another school and still receive some of the top education in the country.

I recently earned a minor in hospitality administration from Robinson, and learned about a multitude of avenues within the hospitality industry where I might excel.

Incoming M.S. in Finance student Caroline MacMillan works as an FP&A analyst at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where she has been exposed to financial models, financial reporting processes, and process automation.

The Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group (EBCS) received nearly $300,000 for a mentorship program teaching students advanced research skills.

These designations place Georgia State among an elite group of universities that meet the federal government’s criteria for demonstrating a commitment to cybersecurity research and training.

Georgia State University and Augusta University will provide grants totaling nearly $200,000 to support four research collaborations among faculty from both institutions.

With his food distribution business facing the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, René Diaz (B.B.A. ’87) still finds ways to serve customers and those in need.

Students in select programs at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will be able to complete their courses through Robinson Anywhere, a digital teaching facility that provides high-quality remote access to Robinson’s graduate programs, beginning in the fall.

American Family Insurance has endowed in perpetuity a scholarship for students in Georgia State University’s WomenLead program. It is the first company-endowed scholarship for the undergraduate leadership development course.

Economic forecaster and professor Rajeev Dhawan discusses the lasting impact that COVID-19 could have on the economy.

Georgia State researchers have examined how to diminish economic losses from hurricanes. One solution: More mangrove trees.

The Career Advancement Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will hold virtual career events the week of April 13 with Milletech Systems and the Georgia FinTech Academy.

The part-time MBA at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business jumped to 28th overall (up 20 spots) and 16th among programs at public universities in rankings released March 17 by U.S. News & World Report.

In one of the nation’s top cities for startups, Georgia State’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute has teamed up with The Marcus Foundation to fund, mentor and develop 21 new businesses.

The faculty of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are the most productive researchers in Georgia and fourth in the Southeast, according to 2020 rankings from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

Having the Federal Reserve on hold for the foreseeable future, bipartisan agreement on fiscal spending and the signed phase-one tariff deal with China have reduced the uncertainty that typically bedevil growth prospects, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

TFE Times ranks the Master of Science in Quantitative Risk Analysis and Management (M.S. in QRAM) at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business as 16th in the nation among all financial engineering programs (up two spots), and 6th among public university programs.

A new conference presented by Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will bring together senior marketing professionals from throughout the Southeast for a half day of learning with leading futurists and some of the nation’s most knowledgeable marketing executives.

The Master of Science in Finance at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business is the top public university program in the Southeast and 2nd overall in the region, according to new rankings from TFE Times (formerly The Financial Engineer).

Arun Rai, Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia and director of the Center for Digital Innovation at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, has received the LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement

The ongoing global slowdown and the U.S.-China trade spat are fostering a deteriorating business investment climate, and a slowdown in job growth has made consumers wary of spending, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business.

The Executive Master of Business Administration program at Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is the top public university program in the Southeast and 18th among U.S.-based programs, according to the Financial Times.

The colleges and universities are working together on research and teaching to improve understanding of the physical, economic and social impacts of climate change in Georgia.

Robinson’s team recently placed second in the National Black MBA Association Graduate Case Competition.

Trade tensions, a reduction in business investment and an earlier than usual presidential election swoon are contributing to a lowered growth path for 2020-21, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

Sophomore business major Malayna Valree spends her days shuffling between classes and dance practice with the Georgia State Pantherettes. In her free time, she performs alongside some of the music industry’s biggest stars.

Trade tensions, a reduction in business investment and an earlier than usual presidential election swoon are contributing to a lowered growth path for 2020-21, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

Delta Air Lines’ manager of international social media strategy and 40 Under 40 honoree Juanita Velez (M.I.B. ’13) has devoted herself to connecting people across cultures with opportunity and community.

Fastcase, a legal research service, honored Alexander for her work as director of Georgia State’s Legal Analytics Lab, an interdisciplinary unit that brings together the methodological expertise of the College of Business analytics faculty with the domain expertise of the College of Law faculty.

Guests enjoyed intimate and honest conversations from the panelists on their successes and failures with establishing and scaling their own ventures.

The 13-module program includes blockchain technology, smart contracts, ecosystem development, architecture, privacy and security, tokenization and venture design.

The U.S. economy is transitioning to a new growth path and production-level shocks in the system can derail its momentum, according to Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center.

Regynald G. Washington’s address to Robinson’s spring 2019 MBAs and specialized master’s graduates cited the wisdom of Walt Disney, Will Rogers, Confucius and Eleanor Roosevelt. But the hospitality executive’s most memorable words to the Class of 2019 were his own.

Robinson graduated 1,326 students this week: 940 undergraduates received B.B.A. degrees; 356 graduate students received MBA and master’s degrees; and 30 doctoral graduates earned a Ph.D. or Executive Doctorate in Business.

As cyber threats ramp up at home and around the world, Georgia State researchers are working to uncover how online criminals operate — and how to keep people, businesses and governments safe.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has recognized the Legal Analytics Lab of Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business and College of Law in its 2019 Innovations That Inspire Challenge.

Georgia State’s Risk Management Foundation celebrated industry excellence at its fifth annual Riskies ceremony on March 7 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

The Marcus Foundation grant will fund the creation of the Georgia State University Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund, which will result in the creation of at least 10 new businesses in metro Atlanta by June 2020.

Georgia State Alumni Association 40 Under 40 honoree Alaina Percival (B.I.S. ’02, MBA ’08), CEO at Women Who Code, is on a mission to help women break the glass ceiling in the technology industry.

Robinson’s EMBA is No. 26 worldwide and No. 13 among U.S.-based programs, according to 2019 rankings from CEO Magazine.

Veronica Biggins, trailblazing corporate executive, presidential appointee, community leader and Georgia State University alumna (M.Ed. ’70), encouraged WomenLead students and alumni to “know what you believe in and stand by it” in an address at the inaugural induction ceremony for the undergraduate leadership program.

ATLANTA–Several prominent Atlantans will discuss gender equality progress and share their professional stories in a panel discussion at the fourth International Women’s Day breakfast presented by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta on Friday, March 8 at the InterContinental Buckhead.

The faculty of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are among the most productive researchers in the world, according to 2019 rankings from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

Georgia State University is part of a national group of leading innovative institutions that has received a $2.4 million grant from the Strada Education Network to redesign the college-to-career pathway.

The Department of Finance at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business will host its 6th Financial Leadership Symposium on Wednesday, March 13at the Georgia State University Buckhead Center, at Tower Place 200, 3348 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Ga.

The 35-day partial government shutdown was likely economically insignificant except for those who suffered delayed paychecks, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

An app feature that takes the pain out of finding parking took top honors at the 2019 Marketing Awards for Excellence (MAX Awards), held yesterday (Feb. 20) at the Georgia Aquarium.

Four specialized master’s programs offered by Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business are among the nation’s best in new graduate rankings from TFE Times (formerly The Financial Engineer). Two programs rose in the rankings; two are on the list for the first time.

Hedge fund and asset management scholar Vikas Agarwal has been appointed inaugural holder of the Bank of America Distinguished Chair of Finance at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Veda C. Storey of the Robinson College of Business earned three academic distinctions in 2018.

Georgia State University alumna Ann-Marie Campbell, executive vice president of U.S. Stores at The Home Depot, is one of 33 business school graduates who have been honored by AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance, as a 2019 Influential Leader.

ATLANTA—Sixteen graduates of the Robinson College of Business are among the honorees named by the Georgia State University Alumni Association to its 2019 class of distinguished alumni under the age of 40.

A new semester brings fresh opportunities to achieve academic success. Georgia State is excited to welcome back all of our new and returning students for the spring 2019 semester.

Atlanta – Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business held two commencement ceremonies with 504 undergraduates receiving their B.B.A. degrees and 225 graduate students receiving their MBA and master’s degrees.

Checkout charity, a phenomenon where cashiers or self-service technologies solicit charitable donations from customers during the payment process, is quickly becoming an established aspect of many retail and service experiences, including restaurants.

ATLANTA–Six individuals were honored on Nov. 15 at the 15th annual J. Mack Robinson College of Business Alumni Awards Celebration.

The Department of Real Estate at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business has set itself on the course for improved rankings and an elevated reputation. For 2019, U.S. News & World Report named the department 10th in the nation for best undergraduate programs in real estate.

A local holiday is named after Georgia State finance major Zack Eller, who turned a good deed from his childhood into a promising career.

The upcoming split control of Congress should somewhat assuage nervousness in the business sector, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Denish Shah, director of the Social Media Intelligence Lab, talks about how social media insights are changing the way companies — even cities — operate.

The Georgia FinTech Academy, a statewide talent development initiative announced today (Sept. 11) by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia will have two physical locations at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, executive offices on the university’s downtown campus and a professional education hub at its Buckhead Executive Center.

ATLANTA–The B.B.A. offered by Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business jumped 20 spots, advancing to 44th overall and 27th among programs at public universities in the 2019 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report.

Georgia State University is ranked the second most innovative university in the nation and second in the country for its commitment to undergraduate teaching in the 2019 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine.

Expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in September, then hold firm until long-term interest rates inch up, Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business says.

ATLANTA–Arun Rai, a world-renowned information systems scholar at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has been reappointed editor-in-chief of MIS Quarterly (MISQ), regarded as the premier journal in the information systems (IS) discipline.

Jennifer Sherer, vice president of innovation and entrepreneurship at the Metro Atlanta Chamber, has been appointed director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute (ENI) at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

ATLANTA–Douglas Stevens, a scholar known for his research demonstrating how social and moral norms influence organizational and market behavior, has been named director of the School of Accountancy at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Envolve, a nonprofit committed to developing and cultivating entrepreneurial ecosystems, has partnered with Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business to promote its 2018 Envolve Award USA business plan competition throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Hugh S. (Beau) Cummins III, co-chief operating officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., has been elected chair of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for a two-year term.

Stock market portfolios containing high-risk stocks generate about the same return as portfolios containing low-risk stocks in the long run, according to researchers at the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Following a quarter-point rate hike in March, expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates twice more this year, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is partnering with blockchain strategy firm Intuit Factory to offer Blockchain Strategy Boot Camp, a four-day executive education program that will equip digital transformation leaders and entrepreneurs with a solid understanding of these secure, distributed ledgers which are shared across networks.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), today (April 17) recognized the WomenLead program of Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business as one of its 2018 “Innovations That Inspire.”

ATLANTA–The faculty of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business are among the most productive researchers in the world, according to 2018 rankings from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

ATLANTA−Aaron M. Baird, assistant professor in the Institute of Health Administration with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Information Systems, received the 2017 Association for Information Systems (AIS) Early Career Award.

ATLANTA−Jon Wiley, associate professor in the Department of Real Estate and holder of the Richard E. Bowers Professorship in Real Estate at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, is No. 2 worldwide for real estate research productivity, according to the Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings of the Journal of Real Estate Literature.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business yesterday (March 29) opened the Delta Student Success Center, which unites three college units focused on ensuring students develop business communication skills, access experiential learning opportunities and connect with businesses for internships and jobs.

ATLANTA-The Executive MBA (EMBA) offered by Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is No. 12 worldwide and No. 5 among U.S.-based programs, according to new rankings from CEO Magazine. Among Atlanta programs, the Robinson EMBA is No. 1.

ATLANTA In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the part-time MBA at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is No. 32 overall (up 14 spots) and No. 19 among programs at public universities. The rankings were released today in the publication’s “Best Graduate Schools 2019″ edition.

ATLANTA In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the part-time MBA at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is No. 32 overall (up 14 spots) and No. 19 among programs at public universities. The rankings were released today in the publication’s “Best Graduate Schools 2019″ edition.

A phenomenon known as the “beta anomaly” has puzzled stock market experts for decades. Assistant professor Scott Murray has uncovered what’s behind it.

Look for new Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, who succeeded Janet Yellen at the end of January, to set forth multiple Federal Reserve rate hikes this year, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

The Commerce Club Foundation has given a $200,000 grant to Georgia State University’s WomenLead program to expand and formalize its Atlanta Civic Leadership Initiative, a program that connects students with influential civic leaders for educational and mentorship opportunities.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is launching a graduate mentoring program this spring to help MBA and master’s students maximize their graduate program experience, refine their professional goals and build relationships with seasoned industry professionals.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business will introduce a B.B.A. in entrepreneurship in spring 2018, the college’s first new undergraduate major in more than 20 years.

ATLANTA–Six individuals were honored on Nov. 16 at the 15th annual J. Mack Robinson College of Business Alumni Awards Celebration.

Michael H. Mescon, dean emeritus of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and founder and inaugural holder of the world’s first chair in private enterprise, died November 12. He was 86.

Chances are you have heard the expression, “Feedback is a gift.” The cliché is a salve against the sting of criticism, but what it more assuredly does is make giving bad news easier for the leader.

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will present Jeffrey Sprecher, founder, chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, in conversation with Dennis Lockhart, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at a luncheon on Thursday, October 26 at the Commerce Club.

A groundbreaking new lab at Georgia State University is bringing business and legal scholars together with data scientists to analyze millions of litigation filings and outcomes, corporate financial disclosures, patent applications and other legal documents to identify patterns and evaluate how the law operates to predict future outcomes.

Nita Umashankar Named a Top-40 B-School Professor by Poets & Quants for Undergrads

The WomenLead program seeks to end gender disparity in the workforce and help pave the way for a generation of women business leaders.

Three undergraduate specialties offered by Robinson College of Business are among the nation’s best, according to the 2018 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report.

Robinson’s WomenLead program helps students put their skills into practice and see their real opportunities for achievement.

ATLANTA–Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has opened a fintech lab spanning data analytics, finance, real estate, and risk management and insurance, the first business school-based fintech lab in Georgia and among the first in the nation.

Amazon’s Whole Foods deal could still be reversed thanks to forgotten antitrust case

Robinson’s Rajeev Dhawan spoke with Atlanta Business Chronicle ‘s BIZ about the region’s outlook for the remainder of 2017

While getting her B.B.A., Davis prepared her business plan for her dream job, a brewery called The Abbey of the Holy Goats.

ATLANTA—Expect a personal income tax cut and a Federal Reserve rate hike following October debt ceiling deliberations that at times will border on theatrics, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Tamer Cavusgil of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) on how Robinson is improving global competency among undergraduates.

Helen Nhan shares how she is getting as much real world experience as she can while pursuing her degree.

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Hyatt Regency Atlanta Commemorates Its 50th Anniversary with a $100,000 Endowment for School of Hospitality Students

Current and former Ph.D. students in the Department of Marketing program recently took top honors in three competitions recognizing research excellence.

Richard D. Phillips, dean of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and C.V. Starr Professor of Risk Management & Insurance, has been elected president of the board of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). He will begin his one-year term in August 2017.

Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has been recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for providing the best real gross domestic product (GDP) forecast at its 2016 Automotive Outlook Symposium.

The World Trade Center Atlanta has honored EMBA alumnus William Poole with its first-ever Global Leadership Award.

Winners were announced on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the 23rd annual Marketing Awards for Excellence at the Georgia Aquarium.

Spring 2017 graduates from Robinson’s master’s programs talk about their academic journey.

The Department of Risk Management & Insurance has named the 2017 Risk Management & Insurance Hall of Fame inductees.

The Department of Risk Management & Insurance has named the 2017 Riskies award recipients.

After a tax cut for the middle class by the end of 2017, expect gross domestic product (GDP) growth above 2 percent in 2018 and 2019, according to Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center.

When Cary Claiborne was a student he had meetings in the mirror where he asked himself, “How do I pay for this?”

Hyatt Regency Atlanta and Georgia State University today announced the creation of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hospitality Scholarship, a $100,000 endowment to provide opportunity to young leaders pursuing degrees in hospitality.

Days after his graduation, Uriel Rangel will begin a four-continent corporate travel training program.

Students from ENI 3101 ended the semester on a high note, as they competed in teams against their peers at the biannual Business Model Competition on April 21.

After starting her own construction and real estate firm, alumna Stephanie Drake helped build the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The Part-time MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) offered by Robinson are Tier One programs, according to new rankings from CEO Magazine.

This Poets & Quants feature attests: from small beginnings, with fewer than 30 students, WomenLead has been growing and growing, and it shows no sign of stopping.

Poets & Quants has named Alok R. Saboo, assistant professor of marketing and assistant director of the Center for Excellence in Brand & Customer Management, to its annual “Best 40 Under 40 Professors” list.

Eighteen Georgia State students left their paw print in Silicon Valley.

Entrepreneurial alumnus Alex Membrillo will share what he’s learned at Honors Day on March 30.

In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a glimpse of just four of the more than 250 students who have been impacted by WomenLead.

In honor of their 30th birthdays, Terrance Rogers and Kyle Stapleton are raising $30,000 for first-generation student scholarships.

The MBA/Master of Health Administration (MBA/M.H.A.) program offered by Robinson’s Institute of Health Administration has received the CAHME/Cerner Award for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education.

MMJ Labs founder and CEO Dr. Amy Baxter, Metro Atlanta Chamber president and CEO Hala Moddelmog, and Carter Center CEO Ambassador Mary Ann Peters are panelists at the 2017 International Women’s Day breakfast presented by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta on Wednesday, March 8.

According to new rankings from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Robinson faculty are among the most productive researchers in the world.

Robinson’s EMBA students are making impacts in business and around the world.

Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center questions the Federal Open Market Committee’s December dot chart in which the Federal Reserve calls for three rate hikes in 2017.

Rajeev Dhawan will helm his 65th Economic Forecasting Conference since joining Robinson as Economic Forecasting Center director in fall 2000.

E-House is a special dormitory for entrepreneurs that gives residents no choice but to constantly think about and act on their business ideas.

Robinson’s Charlotte S. Alexander and Mohammad Javad Feizollahi have been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Labor to study federal district court misclassification decisions. The purpose of the project is to understand how courts distinguish between employees and independent contractors, and the factors influencing their decisions.

Glenn W. Harrison, director of the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk and C.V. Starr Chair in Risk Management and Insurance at Robinson, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Copenhagen Business School.

The American Marketing Association has released its 2016 Research Productivity Lists tracking top individual and institutional contributions to premier journals. Robinson’s V. Kumar tops both author lists for the second consecutive year.

Richard L. Baskerville, Regents’ Professor and Board of Advisors Professor in Robinson’s CIS department, has received the 2016 LEO Award for Lifetime Achievement in Information Systems.

On Wednesday, February 22, Rajeev Dhawan will helm his 65th Economic Forecasting Conference since joining Robinson as Economic Forecasting Center director in fall 2000.

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta Young Leaders will present its ninth annual conference, “Agricultural Solutions for Tomorrow: Biotechnology, Agribusiness and Climate Smart Agriculture” on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Coming from Egypt to Atlanta, you might think that Mariam Desouky would experience severe culture shock and would be a proverbial wallflower. You’d be wrong.

Nathan Bennett, Robinson’s associate dean for program innovation, and Stephen A. Miles, founder and CEO of The Miles Group, have updated their influential book, Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO, which offers a comprehensive look at the chief operating officer position.

The youngest of 22 grandchildren, Carl McCray was the first of them to get a college degree.

Edward Miles, an associate professor of managerial sciences at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, picks apart the major criticisms business schools face in his new book.

For retailers small and large, here’s what the industry can expect in 2017, according to Christopher Lemley, director of the Professional Selling and Sales Leadership Program at the Robinson College of Business.

Not often do students find a professor willing to push them to go the extra mile, while also going that extra mile themselves. Dr. Isabelle Monlouis did just that when she threw an external event just for ENI Students in her Entrepreneurial Thinking for Startups class.

With the rise of big data and the importance of analytical responses to business problems, the Robinson College is pleased to announce two new dual degree programs: The Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Analytics as well as the Master of Science in Marketing/Master of Science in Analytics.

Participating in competitions is a rite of passage for high performing business school students. Winning them is another matter. Robinson graduate and undergraduate students rarely come home empty-handed. The college not only prepares students for victory but also also hosts several highly regarded competitive events. Here are some highlights from fall 2016.

Cassius F. Butts, former regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), has joined Robinson as an executive in residence where he will focus on the university’s entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives.

A new, interdisciplinary center within Robinson will promote engaged scholarship into contemporary business problems through collaboration between alumni of Robinson’s Executive Doctorate in Business program, faculty and doctoral students.

As we draw to the end of 2016, we celebrate 16 of our faculty highlights from 2016 (and the many more we simply couldn’t fit).

Lars Mathiassen, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, professor of computer information systems and co-founder of the Center for Process Innovation, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Sweden’s Umeå University.

Six Robinson undergraduate students have received Scholar Awards from the Committee of 200, an invitation-only global organization of top female executives and entrepreneurs who manage more than $300 billion in annual revenues and assets.

V. Kumar, Regents’ Professor and executive director of the Center for Excellence in Brand & Customer Management, received the 2016 Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) Distinguished Scholar Award at the organization’s annual conference, recently held in Atlanta.

Healthcare executive Kevin E. Lofton was honored by the Robinson College of Business with the college’s highest honor, the Hall of Fame Award, during the 14th Annual Robinson College Alumni Awards.

Four ENI students placed in the top five at the Atlanta Startup Battle.

Now that Donald J. Trump has been elected 45th president of the United States, how will some of his key campaign promises translate into law, affect policy and drive the economy? Robinson College of Business faculty offer insight.

Robinson’s Master of Science in Finance has risen in annual rankings issued by TFE Times.

The Master of Science in Finance and Master of Science in Mathematical Risk Management programs offered by the Robinson College of Business have risen in annual rankings issued by TFE Times. Both are now ranked in the top 25 programs in the nation.

Examining the healthcare plans of both presidential candidates, associate professor Bill Custer gives voters something to think about.

In an acclaimed new book, alumnus Phillip Barlag (MBA ’13) reveals Julius Caesar as a leader of exceptional genius whose approach was surprisingly modern and extraordinarily effective.

An all-women team of Master of Science in Information Systems students from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business placed first in the SAP competition, Project Dream: Election 2016.

The Robinson College of Business welcomed 588 graduate students in fall 2016, the largest-ever number of incoming master’s and doctoral students and an increase of 22 percent over fall 2015.

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta, housed in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, celebrated six years with a Founders Day reception at SunTrust Banks on September 12.

To Harold Weston, “big data” is a euphemism for “creepy Orwellian nightmare.”

The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute, housed within the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, recently hosted the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s quarterly Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee meeting. The committee comprises senior leaders in the metro Atlanta area who share the goal of nurturing an entrepreneurial ecosystem between major corporations, mid-size companies, start-ups and universities to drive innovation.

To start the fall 2016 semester off on the right foot, here are 10 tips from Associate Professor Perry Binder.

A severe lack of investment, especially in technology, explains why gross domestic product (GDP) growth has stalled, according to Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center.

The real estate powerhouse behind our upcoming u-Venture Challenge is changing the lives of her tenants, one apartment complex at a time.

While the factors contributing to IT project failure are many, J. Mack Robinson College of Business Professor of Computer Information Systems Mark Keil discusses key ways to avoid the pitfalls of IT project failure starting with an organization’s management and culture.

In a new ranking of the world’s 20 top master’s-level programs in food and beverage luxury management, Robinson’s Regynald G. Washington Master of Global Hospitality Management placed No. 16 overall and No. 5 among U.S.-based programs.

The Robinson College of Business is home to the UGA Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University — part of a statewide organization providing tools, training and resources to help small businesses in Georgia grow and succeed.

The Robinson College of Business is home to the UGA Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University — part of a statewide organization providing tools, training and resources to help small businesses in Georgia grow and succeed.

Twenty years later, a look at how the 1996 Olympics spurred Georgia State’s transformation into a modern urban research university.

Twenty years later, a look at how the 1996 Olympics spurred Georgia State’s transformation into a modern urban research university.

Robinson’s Kris Byron and co-author Corinne Post examined conflicting research about whether the presence of women on company boards improves financial performance.

Robinson’s Kris Byron and co-author Corinne Post examined conflicting research about whether the presence of women on company boards improves financial performance.

Denish Shah, an associate professor of marketing at the Robinson College of Business, chimes in on why Pokémon Go has enchanted mobile phone users across the globe.

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, a new academic unit at Robinson, brings together new and established entrepreneurship and innovation courses and experiences in the college and expands accessibility to these offerings to students across the university.

As meta as it sounds, clinical associate professor Thomas Conklin’s calling is to help students find theirs.

CEOs should have a different leadership style from an organization’s culture in order to improve a firm’s performance, according to researchers including Robinson’s Chad Hartnell and Lisa Lambert.

Robinson’s Pedro Carrillo discusses the decisions that fomented catastrophe in the resource-rich nation of Venezuela.

Juanita Velez, a 2013 graduate of Robinson’s Master of International Business program, received the Young Professional of the Year Award from the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce this month. The 26-year-old possesses the chops of a fortysomething at mid-career.

When Mary Lyles enrolled in Georgia State University (GSU) in the fall of 2009, she planned to only stay a few years then transfer to the University of Georgia. However, she fell in love with Georgia State, Atlanta and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business and stayed to complete the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Master of International Business programs.

When the Treasury Department announced in April that Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, some joked that all cash will be gone by 2030, when the new bills would reach wide circulation. After all, with credit and debit cards, along with technologies such as Apple Pay that let you make purchases with your phone, fewer Americans carry paper currency. Don’t be so sure, Georgia State experts say.

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Despite last week’s media reports hinting at a June rate hike after the Federal Reserve’s May meeting, expect Janet Yellen and company to wait until March 2017 for an interest rate increase, according to Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center.

Assistant Professor Ramsi Woodcock has a prescription for the drug industry: to make illegal the patent litigation settlements that block generics from the market.

The Department of Risk Management & Insurance has named the 2016 Riskies award recipients.

Leicester winning the Premier League may just be the “greatest sporting tale ever told.”

Academic specialist Patrick Turner discusses the challenges of engaging Millennials in the classroom.

As the J. Mack Robinson College of Business prepares to graduate the class of 2016, we take a moment to highlight three of the incredible students walking across the stage on Saturday.

VasoCorp, a company offering a patent-pending supplement for diabetic neuropathy, won the 2016 business plan competition held by the Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship.

B.B.A. student Nelly Ouedraogo was a terrible high school student in Burkina Faso, but once she enrolled in college in the United States, something changed.

A $2 million gift from The Delta Air Lines Foundation will enable Robinson to create a physical space that will unite three units focused on ensuring students develop business communication skills, access experiential learning opportunities and connect with businesses for internships and job opportunities.

Former basketball star Odie Donald (B.A. ’03, EMBA ’12) helps others gain skills for a strong workforce.

The World Affairs Council of Atlanta, CARE USA and the Center for Strategic and International Studies will present the Atlanta Summit on Global Health and Refugees on Monday, May 2 at the Westin Buckhead.

In March, the Institute for Insight hosted Data Science Atlanta at the Buckhead Center.

The Robinson College of Business recently notched significant gains in two important annual rankings. But that’s just for starters. Robinson’s ranking success extends much further.

Robinson will introduce this fall a redesigned program for its flagship part-time MBA, including a new curriculum and experiences that emphasize the development of business acumen and data-driven analytical skills to anticipate the needs of consumers, firms and societies, as well as skills needed to interact with others and drive change.

Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, has received the Pulsenomics 2015 Crystal Ball Award for forecasting accuracy in the quarterly Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey.

The 2015 Best Paper on Seniors Housing prize at the American Real Estate Society meeting has been awarded to Dr. Karen M. Gibler of the Department of Real Estate and her co-authors, Tanja Tyvimaa, Tampere University of Technology, and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia, for their manuscript: “The Effect of Age-Restricted Housing on Surrounding House Prices.”

As the April 18 deadline to file 2015 taxes looms closer, the scramble to file gets more urgent. With only a few weeks left to file, the 2015 season is nearly done, but before you file away thoughts of taxes until next year, one of the most important steps you can take to ensure future success is to look ahead to your 2016 taxes.

Excitement. That was the first impression walking into the presentation room in 55 Park Place. Thirty-eight students, suited up and ready to solve a real-world problem, kept the room humming with anticipation.

Can a single class change a life? Some believe the WomenLead class can.

Birva Patel, a managerial sciences major at Robinson, was part of the four-student team taking top honors at the two-day GSU-CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) International Case Competition held recently in Atlanta.

In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Robinson’s part-time MBA is No. 27 overall (up 17 spots) and No. 17 (up 11 spots) among programs at public universities. The rankings were released today in the publication’s “Best Graduate Schools 2017” edition.

Starr Companies, a global insurance and investment organization, and SunTrust Banks Inc., a national financial services company, have become the inaugural business partners for Robinson’s Institute for Insight.

A global survey of luxury hotel executives and hospitality industry recruiters conducted by CEOWORLD Magazine places Robinson’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration among the world’s top 50 hospitality and hotel management schools.

Customer-centricity has become a hot topic in marketing recently. A Google search on “customer-centric” yielded 4,120,000 results. Consulting companies, large and small, have been promoting their capabilities to help companies become customer-centric. Some use the term customer-focused and some like Forrester prefer customer-obsessed, but all share similar thinking regarding what companies should be doing.

Three sections of Women Lead students visited the Georgia-Pacific headquarters for an information session on careers at the organization.

Actor Ron Bush uses his MBA on the job every day.

Robinson’s faculty are among the world’s most productive researchers in their disciplines, according to new rankings from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

At the Friday Conversation on February 26, Dr. William Kirby, a faculty member at Harvard Business School as well as faculty chair of Harvard Center Shanghai talked with Dr. Penelope Prime, a clinical professor at Robinson’s Institute of International Business and founder and director of Georgia State’s China Research Center.

Anne B. Dries has joined the Robinson College of Business as assistant dean for finance and administration. Dries possesses more than 20 years of experience in higher education and the private sector.

Despite a massive correction in much of the globe’s stock exchanges, U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) could continue to grow at a reasonable 2.0 percent, according to Rajeev Dhawan of Robinson’s Economic Forecasting Center.

Once the vows have been read, songs sung, kisses exchanged and the last drunken family member hauled out of the reception hall, a married couple faces a decidedly un-romantic set of issues. Changing tax filing status from single to married, whether filing jointly or separately, can trigger major changes to how much a couple pays to the federal government every April.

The Georgia-Pernambuco Partnership, an organization uniting the state of Georgia with the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has elected David Bruce of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business as president for a two-year term.

Robinson will launch two dual degree programs in fall 2016: a joint M.S. in Analytics and Master of Actuarial Science program; and a joint M.S. in Analytics and M.S. in Mathematical Risk Management program. Although each individual degree is a three-semester program, the dual degree programs extend coursework by only one semester.

A team of four undergraduates representing Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business advanced to the semifinal round at the National Diversity Case Competition held recently at Indiana University.

The past 28 months have been the most stressful and exhilarating period of my professional and personal life.

Product names attract consumers, especially in the craft beer market, says assistant professor Cameron Verhaal. However, what microbrewery enthusiasts expect from their beer expands far beyond clever names and even tasty flavors.

Leaders gravitate to the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. Many come to expand their leadership opportunities; some come to mentor, others to be involved in their alma mater, and a few to leave a legacy.