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Marketing professor Utpal Dholakia weighs in on the measures taken by the White House to reduce credit card fees and their potential response.

March 08
In The Media

Army veteran Ken Jackson went from piloting Black Hawks to private wealth management at Goldman Sachs–the bridge being the Rice Business MBA program. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, see how Jackson’s MBA put him in the entrepreneurial mindset, his secret weapon that has allowed him to thrive confidently in the wealth management landscape.

March 08
In The Media

Why do people support politicians who make blatantly false statements? A forthcoming study co-authored by Rice Business professor Minjae Kim dug into this phenomenon and found that people knowingly support falsehoods when it aligns with their personal politics. 

March 04
In The Media

The Conversation interviewed Eleanor Putnam-Farr, assistant professor of marketing at Rice Business and co-author of “Forgot Your Bottle or Bag Again? How Well-Placed Reminder Cues Can Help Consumers Build Sustainable Habits,” about the challenges of changing people’s behavior – even when their intentions are good.

March 02
In The Media

Rice University's team, Prosperity Without Prejudice, clinched the first prize of $20,000, spotlighting the event's impact on promoting racial and economic justice through innovative corporate strategies.

February 29
School Updates

According to a study co-authored by Rice Business professor Vikas Mittal, public schools can revitalize themselves by embracing a customer focus. “Ideally, every school’s customer should be the family—the student and their parents. Instead, leadership has become internally focused trying to appease different power brokers and stakeholders."

February 28
In The Media

ClearAdmit gathered average GRE scores at the top U.S. programs from the class of 2025 to help potential applicants get a better idea of where they stack up against others.

February 22
In The Media

“With the rise of AI, students in 2024 may need to focus more on digital skills compared to their predecessors. Online learning requires more technological familiarity and self-direction,” says George Andrews, the associate dean of degree programs at Rice Business.

February 21
In The Media

Emma Konet '24 is featured in the latest episode of the Houston Innovators Podcast, discussing her software company, Tierra Climate. 

February 21
In The Media

Rice Business professor of psychology Mikki Hebl and Rice University professor of industrial-organizational psychology Eden King discuss the realistic, economic and moral imperatives for DEI initiatives.

February 19