School News

Dean Glenn Hubbard examines effects of the corporate tax on the economy.

BusinessWeek online showcased a unique speed-networking event hosted by the School's Executive MBA Program.

Dean Glenn Hubbard was featured in the keynote interview at the Wall Street Journal’s first-ever Deal & Deal Makers Conference at the New York Stock Exchange on June 27.

More than 30 Columbia Business School alumni clubs around the world hosted receptions last week as part of the School’s first-ever Worldwide Alumni Club Event.

Frank Tang ’94 of Temasek Holdings — one of the largest overseas investors in China — returned to the School on May 10 as the fourth speaker in the Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum.

Thanks to a generous gift from Russ Carson ’67 and the Carson Family Charitable Trust, the School will collaborate with nationally acclaimed education nonprofit Harlem Children’s Zone.

More than 800 business leaders and alumni from around the world gathered at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night for the 31st Annual Dinner, which raised $3 million — one of the highest totals ever — for the School’s programs and initiatives.

“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.

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.

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.