Dirk Hackbarth Awarded 2021 Sharpe Award
The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis recently announced Dirk Hackbarth, Professor of Finance, as the winner of the 2021 William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research. Hackbarth and his co-authors received the award for their article “Granularity of Corporate Debt”. In this article, they study whether firms spread... More
Questrom Undergraduate Program Climbs to 15th in 2022 Poets & Quants Ranking
In the Poets & Quants for Undergrads 2022 ranking of the top undergraduate business programs, Boston University Questrom School of Business climbed to a top 20 program with a rank of 15th. As part of this ranking, Poets & Quants for Undergrads assessed schools on three key dimensions: the academic experience, More
Paul Carlile Named to Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2022
On January 24, 2022, Thinkers50 announced their annual Radar list of the top 30 thinkers to watch in the coming year. The Thinkers50 Radar list is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Thinkers50 calendar each year. The list is made up of an eclectic mix of people... More
Questrom Researchers Receive NIHCM Grant
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation recently announced the recipients of their 2021 Research Grants. Keith Ericson, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, and Angie Acquatella, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, received a research grant, along with their research colleague Amanda Starc from Northwestern University, to study... More
Questrom Dean, Faculty Join 2021 Thinkers50 Awards Gala Panels on “Ideas With Purpose”
Susan Fournier, Allen Questrom Professor & Dean of Questrom School of Business, and Marshall Van Alstyne, Questrom Professor of Management in Information Systems, were panelists for wide-ranging discussions on trust in management and the future of business education at this week’s Thinkers50 Awards Gala. The gala, which celebrated the 20th... More
Questrom professor awarded Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, Professor Avi Seidmann was awarded the 2021 Information Systems Society (ISS/Informs) Haim Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award for his lifetime contributions to innovative IS/IT teaching.This award recognizes the awardee's unique and exceptional accomplishments in teaching and education that have a broad, discipline-wide impact. Avi was one of the founders... More
QUESTROM PhD STUDENT Receives Prestigious Award
Carly Burd, a 3rd year PhD student at Boston University Questrom School of Business, received the Edmund Outslay Outstanding Paper Award for her presentation at the Doctoral Consortium of the University of Illinois Symposium on Tax Research (sponsored by Deloitte Tax LLP). The award honors the late Ed Outslay, who... More
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 Funding Support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 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... 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