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Article by By Katie Leonberger '08, cofounder of Microlumbia, the student-run microfinance investment fund.

Professor Chris Mayer presented an overview of real estate valuations to the Real Estate Roundtable in Washington, DC on April 26th.The Real Estate Roundtable is an organization that "brings together leaders of the nation's top public and privately-held real estate ownership, development, lending and management firms with the leaders of major national real estate trade associations to jointly addresskey national policy issues relating to real estate and the overall economy."

Columbia Business School's International Development Club members make a difference abroad. Article by Maren Winnick '08, for the Bottom Line, April 18, 2007

By Ryan Petersen '08, Article for the Bottom Line, April 18, 2007

By Rahul Chandarana '08.

By Rahul Chandarana '08.

On Saturday, March 3, twenty-five Real Estate students participating in the Chazen Real Estate International Study Tour to Brazil and Argentina touched down in São Paulo, a sprawling megalopolis with a population nearly twice that of New York City (and traffic to match). Accompanied by Faculty Advisor Professor Chris Mayer and Director of Administration Cheryl Carruthers, the group spent five days experiencing Brazil and Argentina, South America’s largest countries and two places in which real estate is currently one of the hottest industries.

On Saturday, March 3, twenty-five Real Estate students participating in the Chazen Real Estate International Study Tour to Brazil and Argentina touched down in São Paulo, a sprawling megalopolis with a population nearly twice that of New York City (and traffic to match). Accompanied by Faculty Advisor Professor Chris Mayer and Director of Administration Cheryl Carruthers, the group spent five days experiencing Brazil and Argentina, South America’s largest countries and two places in which real estate is currently one of the hottest industries.

“Hidden biases can influence hiring and promotion decisions, employee reviews and other managerial tasks,” Professor Elke Weber told students during a discussion on unconscious bias and its role in decision making as part of the School’s inaugural Leadership and Ethics Week.

On April 4, 2007, CJEB co-sponsored the WEAI Policy Forum "Japan's UN Diplomacy and Security Council Reform" by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations.

Ethanol, "Sim, por favor." Emissions, "Nao, obrigado." Article by Emi Kubota '08, For the Bottom Line, April 4, 2007

As part of Leadership and Ethics Week at Columbia Business School, Professor Elke Weber explores implicit biases in decision making. By Sumitra Karthikeyan '07.

The Oracle of Omaha agreed to a 30-minute video interview by 3 Columbia MBA students. In what ended up being an almost 1.5-hour session, Mr. Buffett discussed leadership and ethics.

By Sara Batterton '07 and Kimberley Tait '07, co-chairs of the Bernstein Leadership and Ethics Board. Published in the Leadership and Ethics edition of the "Bottom Line".

Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Writer and U.S. Business Editor at The Economist, was introduced by Professor Ray Horton in a talk to MBA students about the economics of philanthropy and his new book on the subject due out next Spring.

Professor Chris Mayer, Director of the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, discusses Alt-A loans on NPR's Marketplace Money.

Eugene Lang MS ’40 — who helped launch the entrepreneurship center at the School named in his honor — was a special guest at a panel discussion led by alumni entrepreneurs.

On Thursday, March 15, 2007, CJEB and the Japan Business Association of Columbia Business School presented "Resurgence of the Japanese Economy: A Conversation with Takehiko Nakao."

Bottom Line Article: CBS Japan Business Association student leaders interview Alicia Ogawa, CJEB Director of Program on Alternative Investments

Earlier this week, Dean Glenn Hubbard embarked on a 10-day trip through Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong and Seoul. This is his third visit to Asia — and first to Singapore— as dean of Columbia Business School.