Soon-to-be graduates take advantage of world-renowned University of Iowa writing resources to prepare for their future, regardless of academic area or job field. December graduate of the Tippie College of Business, Isabella Volfson, credits the Judith R. Frank Business Communications Center for helping prepare her for a product marketing internship at Medidata Solutions in New York.

At Iowa, we believe great teams, not individuals, will find solutions to important issues. Meet a few of our December 2020 graduates, including Tippie's Diana Wang, that made the university a better place.

Throughout the pandemic, three students at Tippie’s Professional MBA and Part- Time Analytics programs in Des Moines have volunteered their time to help families find a home.

University of Iowa Department of Public Safety Director Scott Beckner announced his retirement in February 2020. After his departure, two interim directors will lead UI public safety—UI Police Chief Lucy Wiederholt and Capt. Mark Bullock. Wiederholt and Bullock will serve as co-directors until a permanent public safety director is in place.

Big 4 acquisitions of consulting firms can sometimes improve, but also decrease the quality of their financial statement audits, according to a study forthcoming in Accounting, Organizations and Society co-authored by Tippie's Dain Donelson.

COVID-19 has brought forth many unexpected changes and complications for businesses on the national and local scale. Iowa Public Radio's River to River dives deep into COVID-19's impact on Iowa restaurants, pubs and cafes, including a check in with Executive Director of the Iowa Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and Tippie clinical professor of management and entrepreneurship David K. Hensley.

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business will have a new dean starting Dec. 1.

As many people lacking social contact during coronavirus begin the holiday shopping season, that loneliness could make a difference in their shopping habits. The more “socially deprived” someone is, the more likely the person is to buy more things, according to research from Jing “Alice” Wang, a marketing professor at the University of Iowa.

Since serving as interim dean of the college beginning in March, Amy Kristof-Brown, who has been a faculty member within the college for over 20 years, will take on the role as the new dean beginning Dec. 1.

Amy Kristof-Brown, who has served as interim dean of the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business since March 1, will become the college's permanent dean, UI officials announced today.