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‘I will never forget the cries of those people’

ND MBA alum shares his first-hand account of being caught up in the unfolding political maelstrom in Belarus.

Carol Elliott

Gather ’round — at a safe social distance

Mendoza College of Business added two fire pits and new Adirondack chairs to create a warm, campfire-like setting in the courtyard for the students.

Carol Elliott

The next level: A Q&A with Dean Martijn Cremers about his strategic vision for the Mendoza College of Business

In a recent livestream interview with Lou Nanni, vice president for University Relations, Dean Martijn Cremers talks about meeting the challenges of the pandemic, some of the changes he’s been able to make and his vision for taking Mendoza to the next level.

Carol Elliott

‘All Else Equal’ podcast connects students with business, economics professors

Economist and Finance Professor Jason Reed and Forrest Spence, a colleague in the economics department, teamed up to create a weekly podcast “All Else Equal," with the goal to engage students in the era of COVID-19.

Melissa Jackson

Expert says Congressional report condemning Boeing, FAA raises questions of culture, mission

According to James Otteson, the John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, "Boeing has paid a significant price for what appears to be too much risk taking and the tragic consequences to which it led.”

Shannon Roddel

Pandemic shapes how B-school students study ‘acts of God’

Each semester, Accountancy Professor Tonia Murphy routinely presents a hypothetical case study to her business law students to demonstrate the process of legal reasoning. It poses a fairly straightforward question: Should a student whose roommate has the flu be granted an extension on taking an exam?

Carol Elliott

Without action by Congress, US Postal Service has about one year to survive, expert says

Without action by Congress to fund a service that is essential to every American, however, the Postal Service has at best a year to survive, according to James O’Rourke, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

Shannon Roddel

I am HERE: Jason Reed

Finance professor Jason Reed says he’s been mentally preparing to come back since Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced that the semester would begin early. “I think I am more excited than the students are, if that’s possible,” Reed said.

Gwen O'Brien, NDWorks

Shelter in the storm: The classroom can be a refuge for students amid the chaos of COVID-19

Like many of his colleagues, finance professor Jason Reed had to radically adjust the way he taught and interacted with his students with the added difficulty and blessing of a new addition to the family. But for Reed, the uncertain times were a reminder of why he came to Notre Dame in the first place.

Jason Reed

A goodwill gesture constructed with a 3D printer and a little extra time

Kevin Zufelt (EMBA ’21) found an opportunity to help the medical community by putting the 3D printer he purchased a few years earlier into good use, making ear savers.

Carol Elliott