Richard “Dick” W. Conway ’54, Ph.D. ’58, a trailblazing professor who was instrumental in launching Cornell’s Department of Computer Science in 1965 – one of the first of its kind – died March 19. He was 92.
A historic $50 million gift from Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82, and Stephanie Nolan ’84, announced at a campus event Sept. 17, will establish the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration and provide scholarship funding to expand ed
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Schools highlight just a few of the ways their faculty are making a difference and their strategies for making impactful research the norm, not the exception.
How are business schools promoting research that improves business practice and changes society for the better? What does such research look like in real-world contexts? And how are schools quantifying its true impact?
Business school administrators and scholars are still working out how to respond to these complex questions, but the answers are becoming clearer. Not only have revised accreditation standards encouraged schools to place stronger emphasis on engagement and societal impact, but the pandemic has underscored, on an even larger scale, the important role that business research can play in helping humanity solve seemingly intractable problems.
Andrew Karolyi, acting dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business since Kevin F. Hallock stepped down March 4, will serve as dean of the college for the remainder of Hallock’s term, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has announced.The Cornell Universi