MBA News
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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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 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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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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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 their MBA.
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SOM Alumnae featured in Boston Globe as "Portfolio Careerist"
On January 27, 2008, Simmons SOM Alumnae Stephanie Creary is featured in a Boston Globe article about a new kind of professional: The Portfolio Careerist.
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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 their MBA.
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Simmons School of Management Faculty Member Jill Avery Quoted in NY Times
On December 26, 2007, Simmons School of Management professor Jill Avery was quoted in the New York Times article Ritz's New Approach Stresses Fun Over Function discussing the new Ritz Cracker ad campaign aimed at linking fun to the buttery snack.
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Faculty Member Deborah Kolb quoted in "Bury Your Opinion, Shortchange Your Team"
SOM faculty member Deborah Kolb is quoted in this article about team communication and conflict management strategies.
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WBZ News interviews SOM faculty member Susan Sampson
WBZ News interviewed SOM faculty member Susan Sampson on December 21, 2007.
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