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Rice Business ranks number one as a top business school with the most first-generation college students, 26% in a three-year average.
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Rice Business research shows that when K-12 public schools focus on student and family priorities, they optimize resources and improve academic outcomes.
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Provost Amy Dittmar announced Rice faculty member promotions who demonstrated excellence in scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service and leadership. Promotions are effective July 1.
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‘Career portfolioing’ is a trend where people assemble different sources of income, such as side gigs, to give them a measure of independence from employers who provide little job security. Rice Business professor Scott Sonenshein discusses the trend for The Conversation.
This month, the online MBA program at Rice Business celebrates five years since matriculating its first cohort of students. The online MBA has become the fastest growing program at the business school since its launch in 2018.
Business schools around the world are making a concerted effort to put their sustainability studies into practice on their own campuses. Rice Business ranks at number 17 in the U.S. on the Financial Times 2023 Carbon Footprint ranking.
Connie Porter, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Clinical Professor of Marketing, weighs in on the recent U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to strike down affirmative action in college admissions.
Connie Porter, associate clinical professor of marketing and senior associate dean for for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Rice Business, is available for comment on U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving affirmative action, student loan relief, and more.
The high court on Thursday ruled against Harvard & UNC, effectively ending race-based admissions to colleges and universities in the U.S. Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez is quoted: “Having students from a variety of backgrounds enriches the cohort’s learning experience and reflects our community, state and national diversity.”
Cart.com, which was co-founded by Rice Business alumnus Omair Tariq, closed its $60 million series C equity funding round with a $1.2 billion valuation. According to a news announcement from the company, Cart.com will use the funding for international expansion, continued product development, and to meet increased client demand.
How do companies appear to consumers when they express support for social causes? Rice Business Professor Minjae Kim examines the circumstances that lead the public to perceive do-gooders as model citizens or imposters.
Rice MBA Omair Tariq, co-founder and CEO of Cart.com, has been named one of eleven regional winners in the Entrepreneur Of The Year program, run by professional services firm EY.
Amazon’s 'This Is Small Business' podcast launched a spinoff miniseries, 'This Is Small Business Next Generation', in partnership with Rice Business. The miniseries is hosted by Andrea Marquez, a future small business owner, and Mitchella Gilbert (“Mitch”), founder of OYA Femtech Apparel and an ex-RBPC competitor, as co-host.
