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Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business since 2016, today was named the 15th president of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He will begin his new role July 1.
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The Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University announced the appointment of Peter Rodriguez as the University’s 15th President. A distinguished economist and transformative academic leader, Rodriguez currently serves as the dean of Rice University’s School of Business. He will begin his presidency at Wake Forest on July 1, 2026.
20 May
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School Updates
Congratulations to Rice Business professor Diana Jue-Rajasingh on being named to Poets&Quants’ 2026 40-Under-40 list, recognizing her innovative teaching and research that help students think critically and lead through uncertainty.
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MBA programs from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business have been ranked in the top five of The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2024.
MBA programs at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business have landed two top five rankings in The Princeton Review’s annual list of the country’s best business schools.
Organizational leaders may benefit from operating more like a jazz ensemble during crises in order to utilize their resources in unconventional ways, according to new research from Rice Business professor Scott Sonenshein..
Rice Business claimed the #17 spot in the Fortune | Education Best Executive MBA Programs ranking for 2024.
Poets&Quants for Executives shares the lastest Executive MBA Program rankings from Fortune Education.
James Weston, the Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance, will join the Rice Business leadership team as senior associate dean for degree programs. Our thanks and congratulations to Barbara Ostdiek for her exceptional tenure in this position for the past 11 years as she returns to engaging our students in the classroom.
Meet a few students from the Rice Business MBA Class of 2025 through in-depth profiles on the extraordinary students, their stories, and their dreams.
The retailer retreated from its diversity and climate goals after an “anti-woke” protest on social media — and ignited a backlash. Rice Business professor Vikas Mittal provided his expert opinion.
Congratulations to Sunjan “Sunny” Ahmed and Elizabeth Garrett for being named one of the Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Online MBAs for the class of 2024!
Rice Business ranks number one as a top business school with the most first-generation college students, 26% in a three-year average.