Tippie News

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Tippie accounting majors provide free tax assistance for qualifying workers

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is available for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers. VITA 2021 services are available virtually through Monday, April 12, 2021.
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Partnership with Tippie provides a new pathway to finance for Grinnell College grads

Through a new agreement with the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, Grinnell College students now have a streamlined opportunity to earn a master’s degree in finance. Although this is not the first agreement Grinnell has made with other educational institutions, it’s the first for post-graduate instruction in finance.
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UI colleges of business and public health partner with Native American tribes to develop programming

Thursday, February 18, 2021
Tippie Professor Amy Colbert is working with a program in the university’s College of Public Health that partners with Native American tribes to develop new programs addressing mental health and addiction needs in local communities.
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Does media coverage cause meritorious shareholder litigation? Evidence from the stock option backdating scandal

A recent paper by Tippie Accounting chair Dain Donelson et al. uses the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the stock option backdating scandal to examine whether media coverage causes meritorious shareholder litigation.
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The overlooked key to leading through chaos

Ask executives to list traits of great leaders and they will probably name vision, honesty, or the ability to execute change. Rarely mentioned is one critical capability that leaders need most in turbulent times: sensemaking, the ability to create and update maps of a complex environment in order to act more effectively in it.
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Investing in Iowa: Jeff and Kim Chapman

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Jeff Chapman (79BBA), of Dallas, Texas, is one of the top mergers and acquisitions lawyers in the country. Jeff credits University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business professors Nancy Hauserman (76JD), Gerry Nordquist (56MA, 60PhD), and Andy Policano for providing a strong foundation for his professional life.
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Should you rehire an employee who left your company?

These days, it’s common for people to work for many employers over the course of their careers. When an employee who previously left your company tries to come back, how do you determine whether or not you should rehire them? Research from Tippie's Chad Van Iddekinge shows rehiring these “boomerang” employees can come with some benefits.
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Monday Memoir with Jeffrey Ding

Friday, February 5, 2021
The first Tippie Monday Memoir featured Tippie alumnus Jeffrey Ding (BBA16, Economics).
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Tippie Diversity Committee - February Update

Monday, February 1, 2021
There is so much we can learn about ourselves and others with this month's Lunar New Year celebrations and Black History Month events.
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Virtual study abroad in Italy receives positive response and unexpected benefits

Saturday, January 30, 2021
Nearly two dozen University of Iowa students had the opportunity to travel virtually to Italy over the winter term, thanks to the Virtual International Business in Italy course offering through the Tippie College of Business.