The Network of Leadership Scholars (NLS) and the International Centre of Leadership and Followership at Durham University Business School in England has awarded Tippie’s Jennifer Nahrgang the 2022 NLS Mid-Career Standout Scholar Award.

Harald Schneider (MBA 97) joins Equifax as Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Local employers alleviate impact of gas prices, inflation on employees.

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.

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).

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.

Sara Maples, Tippie's manager of sustainability, offers tips for what students should look for in a green academic program.

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.”

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.

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.