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Tippie Diversity Committee - June 2022 Update

Thursday, June 9, 2022
Although we have a limited number of courses during the summer, there are still many diversity events happening across campus and in our community. In June we celebrate Pride Month, Juneteenth, as well as a number of other important events and observances.
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Young African business leaders return to UI for first time since 2019

Thursday, June 9, 2022
For the first time in three years, the University of Iowa is again hosting 24 young entrepreneurs from 17 sub-Saharan African countries as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI).
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Want a part-time job? Here's why Corporate America won't hire you

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Working part-time would give workers more flexibility, but many employers are reluctant to offer it. Jennifer Nahrgang, professor of management and entrepreneurship, says too many organizations see part-timers as not fully committed. “It’s not necessarily fair and it’s not right, but there’s a stigma,” she says.
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How to evaluate sustainable business programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Sara Maples, Tippie's manager of sustainability, offers tips for what students should look for in a green academic program.
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Iowa economist: ‘no doubt’ inflation will lower

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Dr. Anne Villamil is a Professor of Economics at the University of Iowa. She said inflation following the pandemic is going on longer than experts expected. “I think the Fed did not consider the continuing supply chain issues.”
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Baby formula shortage hits Iowa harder than much of U.S.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The baby formula shortage is leaving shelves bare and causing panic among families and caregivers, particularly in Iowa. The scarcity is largely because of supply chain challenges linked to the pandemic and product recalls.
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New sculpture up at University of Iowa thanks to donation

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
A new art installation is up at the University of Iowa thanks to a gift from a faculty member. Wednesday crews started at 7 am to put up the sculpture in the courtyard of the Pappajohn Business Building, a donation from long-time former business school dean Gary Fethke.
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When will the baby formula shortage improve?

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration and Abbott Labs reached an agreement to reopen one of the largest baby formula plants in the country. Production could start at Abbott Labs location in Michigan in about two weeks, but how did this happen? Jennifer Blackhurst, a professor of Business Analytics at the University of Iowa, said the baby formula shortage is the perfect storm of two main issues.
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Courtright named one of nation’s top MBA professors under 40 by Poets & Quants

Monday, May 16, 2022
Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business, has been named one of the top 40 MBA professors under age 40 by the publication Poets & Quants.
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2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Stephen Courtright, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

Friday, May 13, 2022
Stephen Courtright, 39, is the Henry B. Tippie Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship and Director of Executive Education at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. He is also the founding Director of the Tippie Leadership Collaborative, which provides executive training and lifelong learning programs for organizations across Iowa and the United States.