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Innovation

Questrom Student Creates Stuffed Animals and Books to Teach Kids about Sustainability

September 8, 2023

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New Appointment

BU Appoints Kenneth Freeman Interim University President as Search Continues

May 10, 2023

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Innovation

IDEA Con Is a Crash Course for Young Innovators and Entrepreneurs

February 7, 2023

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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Can Elon Musk Fix the Twitter Chaos That He Created?

November 29, 2022

New Appointment

BU Virtual, a New Department, Will Chart BU’s Online Learning Future

November 14, 2022

Group photo of the BU students who made it to the finals of a Questrom sustainability competition: (from left) Ryan Loughran (Questrom’24) (from left), Rachel Levine (Questrom’24), James Coyle (CAS’24), Rachel Koh (Questrom’24), and Noah Sorin (Questrom’24). They all wear business casual outfits and smile.

Business & Law

Questrom Sustainability Competition, with $50,000 Prize, Draws 62 Student Teams from 12 Schools

November 8, 2022

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Business Problems

Comm Ave Starbucks Strike Ends: Does That Mean Strikes Work?

September 22, 2022

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SCHOLARSHIPS

BU Supports 2022 Boston Public Schools Graduates

September 15, 2022

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University News

BU Climbs in Some U.S. News & World Report National College Rankings

September 12, 2022

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Business & Finance

Interest Rates Are Up, Stocks Are Down. What’s Next for the Economy?

June 20, 2022

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Employment

Pros and Cons of the Four-Day Workweek

June 8, 2022

Photo of David Ortiz on stage with Questrom Prof. Susan Fournier in the Questrom auditorium during a one-hour Q&A on May 5. Fournier, a white woman who wears a black skirt and black and white blouse, claps her hands and smiles. Ortiz, a middle-aged Black man, is seen seated and smiling wide; he wears ripped jeans, a gray graphic tee and sunglasses. Next to Fournier on the ground is a canvas bag with the number 34, Ortiz's number, and behind them is a large red backdrop that reads "Insights@Questrom: LIVE"

Questrom Speaker

Big Papi Visits BU: “I Am So Proud of This Town”

May 5, 2022

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Higher Education

Online MBA, “Biggest Experiment” in Questrom’s History, Is a Success

May 2, 2022

Updating curricula to provide the best education is the shared drive of Kathleen Vandenberg (left), a College of General Studies master lecturer in rhetoric, and Pnina Feldman (right), a Questrom School of Business associate professor of operations and technology management. Vandenberg has received the 2022 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and Feldman is the winner of this year’s Provost’s Scholar-Teacher Award winner. Photo of Kathleen Vandenberg by Cydney Scott. Photo of Pnina Feldman by Jackie Ricciardi. This photo is a composite of the two pictures side by side

College of General Studies

BU Scholars Honored with University Teaching Awards

April 19, 2022

Photo of Puppeteer Leigh Baltzer, owner of Through Me To You Puppetry, smiling and waving at her computer as she attends a BU business course virtually from her Brookline home Feb 28. Baltzer is a middle-aged Asian American woman with shoulder length black hair, glasses, and she wears a tan sweater and series of chunky necklaces and bracelets.

Small Businesses

New Boot Camp Pairs Local Businesses with BU Faculty

April 1, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Interviews Can Be Biased and Just Plain Weird, Questrom Expert Says

March 28, 2022

Vector illustration of symbolic sustainable partnership and environmental friendly business. 2 hands, one white and one brown, shake hands with green leaves between their hands. They're on a background of various brown clouds and leaves as a businessman looks at the hands with an approving look.

Organizational Behavior

Can Capitalists Profit While Helping the Marginalized and the Planet?

March 14, 2022

Photo of Vanessa Clark, cofounder and CEO of start-up Atomos Space. A white woman with long blonde hair speaks on stage in front of a large projector screen featuring a blue slide that reads "commitment"

Innovation

Calling All BU Innovators and Entrepreneurs: IDEA CON 2022 Is Saturday

February 23, 2022

Listen Now

Will President Biden Forgive Student Loans?

February 11, 2022

Social Media

Facebook/Meta Stocks Plummet: Has Facebook Peaked?

February 8, 2022

Facebook/Meta Stocks Plummet: Has Facebook Peaked?