2007 Archive
New York Times reports on a new BC graduate program that teaches management principles to leaders of churches and religious nonprofit agencies.
Mad Money's Jim Cramer shouts out to Dean Andy Boynton on his show. Listen here.
How you feel about your body affects how you shop, says Assistant Professor Liz Miller. Chronicle.
Associate Professor Kathleen Seiders comments on merchandisers' holiday selling strategies. CBS3.com
United Airlines chief Glenn Tilton discussed future airline mergers and other topics at BC's Chief Executives' Club of Boston. AP | Reuters | Boston.com | Boston Herald
Assoc. Prof. Kathleen Seiders comments on the retail forecast for "Black Friday." Listen to the WBUR report.
TheStreet.com features BC's thriving Investment Club, celebrating its 25th anniversary, which runs a porfolio of approximately $360,000 and members who say they've consistently outperformed the S&P 500. TheStreet.com.
A study co-authored by Prof. Jeffrey Cohen suggests that audit committees are slow to take leadership roles in corporate audit governance. CFO.com
Dow Chemical Co.CEO Andrew Liveris challenged Hub business and political leaders at BC's Chief Executives Club of Boston to keep America's economy strong by retaining U.S. manufacturing jobs. Boston Herald. Reuters.
Wyc Grousbeck, chief executive of the Boston Celtics, addressed MBA students at recent speaker series. Boston Herald.
Asst. Prof. Roger Edelen comments in Smart Money magazine regarding a pay for performance system for money managers. More.
The Center for Retirement Research has received $2.8 million in new funding - equal to last year's record amount - from the U.S. Social Security Administration. Press release.
Professor Edith Hotchkiss comments about the operational performance of recent buyout targets in the NYT.
Op-Ed: Adj. Assoc. Prof. Richard McGowan, SJ comments on ethics surrounding the gambling issue, both in theory and reality. Globe.
CBS head Les Moonves addressed gathering of BC's Chief Executives Club of Boston. Globe. Herald.
Adj. Assoc. Prof. Rev. Richard McGowan, SJ, participated in a Boston forum on Governor Deval Patrick's plan to license three casinos in MA.
BC MBA places 30th in the regional ranking of WSJ's annual survey of corporate recruiters, up from 44th place last year.
Assistant Professor Gerald Kane uses wikis - collaborative websites whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to them - as a primary learning tool among his students. Computerworld.
Professor Jeffrey Cohen received the KPMG Mentoring Award provided by the Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section of the American Accounting Association.
New research by the Center for Retirement Research cites strategies for couples trying to decide when to collect Social Security. Wall Street Journal.
Business Week looks at the experience at religiously affiliated business schools, noting BC's program, among others, for its "academic rigor and the quality of managers they produce." More.
Brad Harrington, executive director of the Center for Work & Family, shares insight on how to "have a life and a career." Fox News.
How best to tap the power of the region's resources was the topic of BC's Citizen Seminar; keynote address by Mayor Menino. Globe. More.
The Social Security Fix-It, published by the Center for Retirement Research, offers a short, colorful guide to the Social Security's long-term financing problem. More.
DuPont CEO Chad Holliday told BC's CEO Club that governments should help fund scientific research for the sake of competition and innovation. Reuters. Dow Jones MarketWatch.
Professor Sandra Waddock is part of a delegation to present new Principles for Responsible Management Education to the International Leaders Summit in Geneva. More.
Center for Asset Management Conference will be held on June 8th featuring keynote speaker Bob Litterman, Director of Quantitative Resources at Goldman Sachs. More.
Assistant Professor Gerald Kane wins Teaching with New Media Award 2007 award. Carroll School wins special recognition. More.
Carroll student ingenuity on display in venture capital competition. Chronicle. The Heights.
53-year-old Wall Street executive earned his business spurs first, then a degree. Boston Globe.
Carroll School students, Kaitlin McCann and Lauren Tran, are Fulbright winners. More.
Professor Stephen Borgatti tapped to lead a Pentagon-funded anti-terrorism study. The Boston Globe
Dean Andy Boynton offers insights into managing Red Sox team talent. Boston Herald.
Professor Wayne Ferson earns first-ever Bettis Distinguished Scholar award. More.
Center for Retirement Research Director Alicia Munnell contends that federal supervision could have avoided a resulting rise in high-risk mortgage lending. Time Magazine.
Mellon Financial's Robert P. Kelly yesterday told the BC’s CEO Club that his company will have a growing presence in Boston. Boston Herald. Boston Globe. MarketWatch. Bloomberg.
Cleve Killingsworth Jr., President & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA addressed Carroll students at Manager's Studio. More.
US News & World Report rates BC MBA top 40 in the nation and #3 in Boston. Access rankings.
Professor Stephen Borgatti tapped to lead a Pentagon-funded anti-terrorism study. The Boston Globe.
BBJ "MBA All-Stars" showcases Melissa Smith, whose experience took her from financial analysis to building a winning consulting project in her classroom and fostering investment savvy in area schoolchildren. Boston Business Journal.
Eli Lilly & Co. CEO Sidney Taurel addressed BC's Chief Executives' Club. Dow Jones MarketWatch, Boston Globe.
Business Week places Carroll School #14 in its annual survey of US undergraduate business schools. Faculty earn A+ in teaching category. Access Ranking. Press Release.
Assistant Professor Richard Evans and colleagues compare the impact that funds with small and large asset bases have on stock prices when they trade in and out of shares in Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.
Peter Rollins, the man behind the nation's top CEO speaking forum—BC's CEO Club, is a hit with top executives. More.
Professor Kathleen Seiders' Sloan Management Review article, "Should Business Care About Obesity?" featured in NYT.
Financial Times profiles Dean Andy Boynton in its MBA rankings issue. More.
Top Hollywood entertainment mogul, Harry Sloan of MGM, praised Massachusetts for offering tax incentives in a bid to lure movie productions to the state at BC's CEO Club. Boston Herald. Globe.
Associate Professor Richard McGowan, SJ comments in LA Times about declining sales for California's state lottery. More.
Finance Professor Ed Kane comments on Federal Reserve's Bias resignation. Bloomberg.
Financial Times ranks BC MBA program 32nd out of U.S. schools. Financial Times.
"Mad Money," CNBC's top-rated show among 18- to 54-year-olds, visited Boston College and continues to entertain and educate students. Globe.
Carroll Finance faculty rank 6th in Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. Visit The Chronicle of Higher Education web site to view results. Select "Business" and "Finance" in the drop-down menus.
BC's Center for Retirement Research releases report citing, that without changes in the U.S. retirement system, poverty among people 65 and over is likely to increase. Forbes. BusinessWeek.
Janet Robinson, president and CEO of New York Times addressed BC's CEO Club and quells rumors of Globe sale. BBJ. Boston Globe.
BC's Center for Retirement Research reveals almost "44%" of households are at risk of not being able to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. MSNBC.