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Leeds鈥 Accounting Professors Win Best Paper Award

June 22, 2020

Leeds Accounting Professors, Jonathan Rogers and Sarah Zechman鈥檚, paper 鈥淩un EDGAR Run: SEC Dissemination in a High-Frequency World鈥 was selected to receive the 2020 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Best Paper Award by the American Accounting Association. In the paper, Rogers and Zechman collaborate with the University of Chicago's Douglas...

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MBA Students Launch Food Pantry Project at SM调教所 Boulder

June 9, 2020

COVID-19 compounds the impact of food insecurity on college campuses and beyond. Food insecurity is an issue that plagues college campuses鈥攁ccording to the College and University Food Bank Alliance , 30% of college students are food insecure. It鈥檚 a humbling and astounding statistic to consider that three out of 10...

A Message of Solidarity and Commitment to a Better Future
A Message of Solidarity and Commitment to a Better Future

June 4, 2020

Dear Leeds community, It has been a heart wrenching two weeks. Having to bear witness to the brutal killing of George Floyd in concert with other acts of violence against Black people across the country, many communities including our own have been left to deal with the resulting pain, anguish,...

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Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson鈥檚 New Book Shows How 鈥業nclusifying鈥 Your Team Will Help You Come Out Ahead in This Crisis

May 31, 2020

鈥業nclusifying鈥 may be the most important thing leaders can do in this moment of extreme workplace change. Ensuring that diverse teams feel engaged, empowered, accepted and valued could mean the difference between getting through COVID-19 intact鈥攐r not. With the launch of her new book, 鈥 Inclusify: How to Maximize Uniqueness...

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Close Call With COVID-19 Moves Alumnus to Take Action

May 25, 2020

When he and his wife were diagnosed with COVID-19, Ryan McMunn (BS鈥02) experienced the alarming effects of the virus firsthand. When they finally recovered, they knew they had to do something to help. They decided to find more surgical masks for frontline medical professionals in their community. 鈥淲e knew that...

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Leeds Community Comes Together To Lift Up New Graduates

May 22, 2020

Coming out of what has been called the 鈥渓ongest economic recovery in history,鈥 the class of 2020 faces a volatile job market with unemployment higher than the Great Recession of 2008. Fortunately, these new graduates are not alone. Colleges and alumni associations, including the Leeds School of Business, are leveraging...

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Leeds Highlights Top Faculty Research With Kahle Family Research Award

May 18, 2020

Faculty research plays a critical role in building a top business school. When a journal article is very successful, it influences how academics think about a topic and changes how people in industry and government think, too. But the impact does not stop there; this work inspires curriculum and, more...

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When Help Is Harmful: Eye-Opening Lessons of Entrepreneurship During a Crisis

May 8, 2020

The Creative Distillation Podcast - Episode 6. Spontaneous Venturing In the Wake of COVID-19

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Leeds and Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Receive RIO Grant to Study Space and Sustainability

May 7, 2020

As the number of nations and businesses across sectors look outward to space for new opportunities 鈥 and commercial space activities grow 鈥 the sustainability of space exploration is more important than ever. According to Mark Meaney , scholar-in-residence for the Division of Social Responsibility and Sustainability (SRS) , as...

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Women MBAs Experience Leeds Commitment to Women Leaders

May 4, 2020

The Leeds MBA Women鈥檚 Webinar showcases an incomparable experience for women. A turning point for last year鈥檚 admitted MBAs, the 2019 inaugural Leeds MBA Women鈥檚 Weekend event convinced many women that the Leeds School of Business, with its dedication to their success, was the right place for them. This year,...

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