Improving Health Equity: Boosting Vaccination Rates Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups in the US
Questrom’s Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy Receives Pioneering Ideas Grant to Lead Cross-University Collaboration on Improving Health Equity in the Context of Vaccine Uptake in the United States. In the United States there has been a gap in the collection and reporting of racial and ethnic data on... More
Questrom MBA Student Makes the List
Poets & Quants has announced its Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2021 list, which includes Questrom student Dheera Keethi Kattula (MBA’21). Now in its 7th year, the Best & Brightest celebrates MBA’s who are embodiments of excellence and the voices of their schools, leaders who rally, the mentors who... More
Two Questrom Undergraduates Receive Robert L. Gould Scholastic Award
Congratulations to Boston University Questrom School of Business students, Dennis Karpovitch (BSBA’21) and Celina Saffioti (BSBA’21), for receiving a Robert L. Gould Scholastic Award in the 2021 competition. This contest was sponsored by the fintech firm, SS&C Technologies, Inc. to recognize outstanding university students who produce academic papers on topics... More
Questrom Undergrads on Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Business Majors 2021 list
Pictured: Veronica Escobar-Mesa (left) and Frances Smyth (right) The annual Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Business Majors list, begun in 2016, has honored 100 of the most accomplished seniors who majored in business showcasing the Class of 2021 for whom “business is a tool to give back and do good. More
Questrom Partners with Waters Corporation for 2021 Part-Time MBA Case Competition
Team of Minishrang Borgoyary, Carolyn Heusser, Joon Jin and Youngbin Tak took home first place in the virtual competition. The case dealt with how the company might execute and achieve its Sustainability 2025 initiative. Questrom's Professional Evening MBA Program (PEMBA) has held its own case competition—open to just Questrom PEMBA students—since... More
Questrom Part-Time MBA Rises Nine Spots in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Professional Evening MBA Program is the highest ranked part-time MBA program based in Boston U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings released March 30th. Boston University Questrom School of Business has again been recognized for the strength of its MBA programs. In the part-time MBA ranking, the Questrom Professional... More
Celebrating 21 Years of the New Venture Competition
More than 700 teams have competed and over $171k has been awarded in cash prizes. March 2, 2021–This year, we celebrate the 21st Annual New Venture Competition at Boston University! Over the last 21 years, more than 700 teams of BU Terriers have put forth new and innovative ideas through the competition–these... More
Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic
One year after COVID-19, BU students, faculty, and staff offer tributes to 44 who went above and beyond, including Questrom's Dionne Lomax, markets, public policy, and law lecturer. Nominated by Starrchild Jackson (CAS’21) I have never had a professor like Dionne Lomax. When I first walked into LA 245 last spring, I... More
Dean Susan Fournier, Professor Daniella Kupor Receive Top Honors from Society of Consumer Psychology
Pictured (Left to Right): Susan Fournier, Daniella Kupor At its annual meeting held March 6, the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP) announced the awardees of their top honors. Susan Fournier, Allen Questrom Professor & Dean, was the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. Daniella Kupor, assistant professor of marketing, More
Has 2020 Changed Workplace Culture for Good?
Questrom’s Greg Stoller reflects on his 2020 future-of-work predictions and forecasts what’s ahead for the workforce Disruption has always been a constant in the workplace—but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on more change than anyone could have expected (or predicted). For example, before the pandemic only 17 percent of Americans were working... More