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Tips to avoid conversational meltdowns at the Thanksgiving dinner table

Monday, November 14, 2022
University of Iowa professor and psychologist Michele Williams says we just had the mid-term elections last week, but that’s likely something to be avoided, along with discussions about inflation, gas prices, the economy, and vaccines.
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Tech Education Is Racist—Here's How to Fix It, Experts Say

Monday, November 7, 2022
A new paper finds structural racism in academic STEM programs. The problems with education often mean obstacles to hiring minorities. Experts say the results of the report tally with their own experiences.
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Two University of Iowa professors lead the way to address gender gaps in publishing of research

Friday, November 4, 2022
Tippie professors Rong Su and Kang Zhao are trying to understand why gender gaps exist in scholarly research studies. They were awarded $289,000 from the NSF to find out why male researchers are published more often than women researchers.
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Balancing power imbalances at work

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Beth Livingston’s new book “Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work” offers a plan to change business culture.
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A five-factor framework to strengthen global cooperatives

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
More than 12% of the world’s population is employed by a co-op, but because the growth of co-ops differs from one country to the next, a new study from Tippie has identified some of the factors that determine how receptive a country is to that form of organization and the role it plays in its success.
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Tippie’s Erin Johnson wins the Hubbard-Walder Award for Teaching Excellence

Monday, October 17, 2022
Johnson, who teaches within the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business, is a versatile instructor who teaches in both the undergraduate and MBA programs, in-person and online, and in multiple content areas.
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Let’s stop talking about work-life balance

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
After researching it for 20 years, Tippie's Beth Livingston has learned that work-life balance doesn’t exist. She has some tips on how to instead "manage" or "integrate" the different parts of your life.
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New study from Tippie and Frontier Co-op on strengthening global co-ops

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Cooperative organizations play a vital role within the global economy, employing millions of workers and sustaining communities around the world. A new study from the Tippie College of Business and Iowa-based Frontier Coop can help current and future co-ops to become stronger and further their global impact. 
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5 Tips to Help CFOs Become Better Negotiators

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Experts like Tippie's Michele Williams offer tips on how to get better at negotiating both inside and outside your company.
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MBA rankings rely on deeply flawed methodologies and data, business school faculty claim

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Deans and professors from business schools across the U.S. say MBA rankings disproportionately reflect business schools and place too much weight on aspects like compensation. Hear from Tippie Professor Ken Brown on the topic.