School News

The Columbia Business School community of students, faculty, staff and alumni raised nearly $100,000 this summer to subsidize 18 internships for students interested in working in the nonprofit, public or social enterprise sectors.

After reviewing proposals, the Lang Fund board pledged a quarter of a million dollars in seed capital to three outstanding student ventures.

Joseph Azrack, MBA ?72, president and CEO of Citigroup Property Investors, generously donated the complete Urban Land Institute (ULI) ?library? to the School.

The latest issue of the Chazen Web Journal of International Business puts the spotlight on global branding initiatives in the fashion, media and automotive industries. Bernd Schmitt, the Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business and Executive Director of Columbia Business SchoolÕs Center on Global Brand Leadership, served as faculty editor for the global branding issue. Complementing the articles are video interviews with three renowned CEOs — Ken Chenault of American Express, Daniel Piette ’70 of LV Capital and Francisco Trapani of Bulgari — reflecting on the challenges of building global brands. In addition to global branding, the Journal also features articles addressing a range of international business topics, including tax policy in Ireland and Germany, microfinance in Bangladesh and the IT industry in Ghana. The Chazen Web Journal of International Business is the only online student-driven publication of its kind. Each semester, a team of MBA students produces the Journal in concert with faculty members and PhD students. Subscribers include thousands of alumni, students and recruiting companies worldwide.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the Columbia Business School community in celebrating the remarkable 15-year tenure of Dean Meyer Feldberg '65 at the School’s 28th Annual Dinner on May 3, 2004. 

A Columbia Business School venture focusing on urban regeneration was among four teams taking top honors in the 2004 Global Social Venture Competition. The final judging event took place in London, where the winning teams were selected from 129 entries submitted from countries around the globe, including Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Peru and Singapore. Winning teams received cash and travel prizes totaling $100,000.

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger announced today that internationally renowned economist R. Glenn Hubbard has been named the new dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Hubbard, the former chair of President Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, will assume leadership of the School effective July 1, 2004, upon the retirement of the current dean, Meyer Feldberg.

Capitalizing on Columbia Business School’s international outlook and global network of recruiters and alumni, the 11th Annual Chazen/CIBER International MBA Career Services Conference drew more than 100 career services professionals from 14 international schools to strategize on the global marketplace for MBAs.

In partnership with the NYSE, Executive Education is launching the first accounting class crafted exclusively to enable board directors to better address financial integrity in the boardroom. The course, Accounting Essentials for Corporate Directors: Enhancing Financial Integrity, gives directors the ability to critically evaluate financial information and assess management proposals.

Today show co-anchor Katie Couric spoke to more than 650 current and prospective students, alumnae and businesswomen at the 11th Annual Columbia Women in Business conference on February 27. Couric was joined at the conference, In Our Own Voices: Defining Success through Personal Choices, by leaders from a number of industries. Lulu Wang ’83, CEO of Tupelo Capital Management, received the Distinguished Alumna Award, and Professor Meyer Feldberg ’65, dean, was presented with a special award recognizing his long-standing dedication to CWIB and to women in business.