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Simmons School of Management adopts principles for responsible management education
The Simmons School of Management in Boston has responded to the global call for business schools and academic associations to advance corporate social responsibility worldwide, by agreeing to adhere to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education, which provide a framework for academic institutions to incorporate universal values into curricula and research.
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SOM alumna Helen Drinan appointed as Interim President of Simmons College
SOM alumna Helen Drinan appointed as Interim President of Simmons College when Current President Susan C. Scrimshaw steps down at the end of the 2008 academic year.
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SOM Faculty member quoted in article exploring dynamics of ex-couples who run businesses together
SOM Faculty member Margaret Heffernan was quoted in a Boston Globe article exploring the dynamics of ex-couples who run businesses together.
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Simmons SOM featured in article about grad schools' efforts to recruit women MBAs
A WISTV (Columbia, S.C.) website article about graduate schools' efforts to recruit women in MBA programs included quotes from SOM dean Deborah Merrill-Sands and student C.A. Webb.
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SOM founders Jardim and Hennig mentioned in article timelining Sexism in the workplace
The SOM and SOM founders Anne Jardim and Margaret Hennig, who also co-wrote The Managerial Women, were mentioned in the article entitled "Sexism" by Harriet Rubin (April 2008 issue of Portfolio.com), which looks at Sexism in the workplace over the last 30 years.
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Survey: Many Women Aspire to For-Profit Board Membership
Simmons School of Management Advises Ways to Increase Gender Equity on Boards
BOSTON (March 31, 2008)--Many women executives who currently serve on non-profit boards of directors actively aspire to serve on for-profit boards—where women currently are dramatically underrepresented—according to a survey released today by the Simmons School of Management (www.simmons.edu/som) in Boston.
But survey authors say that the growing number of organizations who want more women board members need to change their traditional search procedures. And women who aspire to board membership need to develop a concrete plan to be recruited.
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CGO to Help Promote Leadership of Women of Color
The Center for Gender in Organizations at the SOM has received an $8,000 grant from the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW), in support of a leadership diversity initiative. The project, Diversifying the Leadership of Women’s Research Centers, aims to promote the leadership in the centers of women of color from historically underrepresented groups in the U.S.
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SOM student Janet Takaringwa '08 featured in Boston Business Journal
Janet Takaringwa was featured as an “MBA All-Star” the Boston Business Journal’s article “A small African school house unlocked her future” by Mary K. Pratt on March 21, 2008. The article talks about the hardships Takaringwa has overcome to be where she is today.
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SOM Professor returns from teaching workshop in Ethiopia
SOM Professor Deborah Kolb recently returned from Ethiopia, where she led an executive education class titled "Enhancing Leadership: Negotiation Skills for Women" on March 4-6.
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SOM alumna named President of Starwood Hotels, North America
Denise Coll, a 1995 graduate of the Simmons School of Management in Boston, has been named president of Hotel Group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., North America.
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SOM alumna appointed Director of Foundation Services at Federal Street Advisors
SOM alumna Jennifer Christian Murtie was recently appointed to the newly created position of Director of Foundation Services at Federal Street Advisors.
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2008 Leadership Conference featured in The Boston Globe
The 2008 Leadership Conference "Dialogue & Discovery" was featured in the Living Arts section of The Boston Globe on February 6, 2008.
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SOM faculty member Deborah Kolb is quoted in CareerBuilder.com article
SOM faculty member Deborah Kolb was quoted in CareerBuilder.com's article entitled "Men Rule - At least in Workplace Attitudes" on February 5, 2008.
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MBA.com article addresses misconceptions women have about MBA
MBA.com published an article entitled Women and the MBA: A Perfect Match addressing common misconceptions women have about pursuing an MBA.
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Leading global entrepreneur to guide female business students during year-in-residence at Simmons School of Management
BOSTON (January 18, 2008) - Radha Ramaswami Basu, a veteran Hewlett Packard executive who launched the company's India operations, became the chairman and chief executive of a successful software company, and broke numerous professional and personal barriers, will share her experiences with MBA students this year as the joint entrepreneur- and executive-in-residence at the Simmons School of Management.
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