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Effective September 1, Professor Mark Broadie will serve as Columbia Business School’s inaugural vice dean for teaching.

The Executive MBA class of 2012 recently announced the faculty members chosen for this year’s Margaret K. Chandler Commitment to Excellence Awards.

The real estate investment firm led by managing partners Nicholas Bienstock '96 and Christopher Schlank has climbed into second place among New York City's acquirers of commercial office buildings.

In June, more than 2,000 alumni, current students, and newly admitted students gathered in more than 75 cities around the world in celebration of the Columbia Business School global alumni network as part of the sixth annual Worldwide Alumni Club Event (WACE).

Allowing underwater homeowners to refinance their mortgages with shorter amortization periods and at minimal closing costs would benefit more than a million homeowners while also helping to stabilize the housing market and boost the broader economy, all without cost to taxpayers, according to new research and analysis by a team at Columbia Business School.

How branding and marketing are not so different.

Through a new Master Class — a unique partnership between the School, city agencies, and the private sector — students are working to improve one of the most complex entities in the world: New York City.

How one company is changing the way we treat one of the most common problems in society: Road Rage.

In early 2012, Lee Neibart, head of global investments for AREA Property Partners, considered the imminent changes to the real estate investment fund business. This case asks students to consider various modifications to the firm's business model, taking into consideration the macroeconomic and microeconomic drivers of the real estate market.

The Columbia Community Business Program (CCBP) is now accepting applications for its 2014 class of small business owners.Coordinated through the School’s Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, CCBP is a collaboration among Columbia Business School, Columbia Law School, and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, which provides local small business owners with access to Columbia University’s practical resources. This two-year program helps New York City businesses with at least $250,000 in annual revenue grow and develop.

Managing partner and founder of Park Madison Partners, Nancy Lashine '81 has more than 25 years of real estate experience providing placement and strategic consulting services. In a recent interview with Kate Crosby '13, she shares insights about the industry that make for interesting and motivational reading whether you're a seasoned veteran or new MBA on the job market.

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2012-13 academic year. The officers, all in the class of 2013, were elected by the REA membership.

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Faculty members shared their thoughts on Facebook's IPO leading up to Friday's opening bell where Facebook (FB) traded for the first time at $38 per share.

Hundreds of real estate alumni from the classes of 1960 to 2012 graduates gathered on May 10, 2012, for the Annual Alumni Real Estate Reception. Held at the Columbia Club of New York, the event honored 2012 Distinguished Real Estate Partner Andrew L. Farkas, Managing Member, Chairman, and CEO, Island Capital Group.

The Dean’s Office has announced the awardees of Columbia Business School’s inaugural Summer Research Program, which will run from May 27 to August 4, 2012.

Intelligence Squared US has announced a new partnership with the School’s Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, a joint venture of Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.

More than 800 people gathered for Columbia Business School’s 36th Annual Dinner on Monday, May 7, raising $3 million in unrestricted funds for the School’s programs and activities.

Four teams of second-year students competed for the Alexander Bodini Foundation Prizes in the Project Class in Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition 2012, held on Monday, April 30. In an unusual outcome, two of the teams tied for first place due to the high quality of their presentations.