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University of Iowa Tippie College of Business creates new DEI position

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
As a part of its action plan and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative, the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business created a new faculty fellow position and named Michele Williams as the first person to take on the role.
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Tippie Associate Director of DEI inducted into the Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Gabriela Rivera, who was recently inducted into the Iowa Latino Hall of Fame, aims to serve as a welcoming and inspiring role model for UI students and the Iowa City community in her career at the university.
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Entrepreneurs in Africa save the day for Iowa interns

Monday, August 24, 2020
Quick thinking by University of Iowa Tippie College of Business leaders arranged last-minute summer work experiences for students whose internships vanished in the pandemic haze.
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Shaping NFL teams’ digital playbook

Monday, August 24, 2020
University of Iowa graduate Michael Wiebler uses his cinema arts and marketing degrees to help NFL teams improve their digital storytelling.
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People are stubborn—but one method may be effective in changing minds

Thursday, August 20, 2020
Tippie professor Tom Grucca found that once people reach a conclusion, they aren’t likely to change their minds, even when new information shows their initial belief is likely wrong and clinging to that belief costs real money.
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Redesigning the supply chain

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Associate Dean of Graduate Management Programs Jennifer Blackhurst weighs in on how many automotive companies are rethinking their supply chains, which seem to be shifting away from China.
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Trying to sell a house? UI study finds virtual tours will bring more $$$

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
A University of Iowa study finds virtual home tours are a big factor in selling houses at prices two-to-three percent higher than similar homes without online tours.
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How can you manage your kids' social media use?

Monday, July 6, 2020
Meghann Foster and Nick Westergaard, parents and University of Iowa social media experts, share tips to help families decide whether their children are ready for online accounts.
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Keeping it in the family

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Tippie College of Business graduate Matt Tolton is taking over his father’s Atlantic-based business while starting his own cybersecurity firm.
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Tina Opie and Tippie Assistant Professor Beth Livingston on challenging racism in the everyday

Thursday, June 11, 2020
In the weeks since the police killing of George Floyd, there has been something of a national reckoning in the United States on the pervasive racism that runs through American society — not just in the realm of law enforcement and the criminal justice system, but also expanding to questions about inequality in civil society, education, the workplace, and more.