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Rice Business will host the Rice Customer-Based Strategy Symposium on November 18, a recurring forum for sharing innovative ideas on customer-focused strategy and execution. The event features peer-reviewed research from top academics and industry insights from executives.
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Get to know some new members of the Rice Business MBA Class of 2027 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students from Clear Admit.
29 Oct
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Poets&Quants named Dean Peter Rodriguez its 2025 Dean of the Year, recognizing his transformation of Rice Business since 2016. Under his leadership, the school has advanced in academics, reputation and innovation.
23 Oct
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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.
Meet the Rice Business MBA Class of 2024 through in-depth profiles on the extraordinary students, their stories, and their dreams.
Full-Time MBA candidate Jahnavi Gudi is determined to break barriers for first-generation women in finance. "I think it’s important to address the systemic and academic barriers for women with my background to break into these competitive fields."