University of Wisconsin–Madison
For Business Badger Katie Haghighi (BBA ’22), the pace won’t slow after Saturday. Once the marketing and international business major has diploma in hand, she’s committing her energy and efforts to the startup she founded: Regener8, a platform that tackles the global textile waste crisis by connecting fashion designers with consumers. Come late summer, she’ll …
The Wisconsin School of Business has launched a new Multicultural Center—encompassing two spaces in Grainger Hall designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the school. The center is much more than physical spaces, however. It’s a student-led initiative designed to promote cultural change, the result of hard work from a school community that yearns …
Q: What are we seeing right now with gas prices and the crisis in the Ukraine? Why are gas prices so intertwined with global events? A: The price of gas has risen considerably since the Russian invasion of Ukraine: It’s not an uncommon phenomenon when there’s political turmoil—and, even worse, war—that may disrupt the supply …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Division was proud to host former Peace Corps director Aaron Williams (MBA ’73) to deliver a keynote discussion Monday on his new book, “A Life Unimagined,” to kick off International Education Week and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps. The discussion was held online, with an in-person viewing …
Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Sambamurthy accepted the prestigious award on November 14, 2021, at IIM’s Diamond Jubilee Lecture and Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 Ceremony in Calcutta. Manish Thakur, professor and …
Wisconsin School of Business supply chain students Tanishka Jain (BBA ’22) and Sophia Anizor (BBA ’23) are the recipients of the 2021 Humanitarian Logistics Award from the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). The award recognizes Jain and Anizor’s brand awareness and supply chain achievements in advancing ALAN’s humanitarian mission. Read the full article.
Everyone knows that it’s good to have a backup plan. So when the COVID-19 pandemic first surfaced, Randall Dunham and the global programs staff at the Wisconsin School of Business quickly got to work developing not just Plan B, but rough sketches for Plans C and D as well. In a typical year, the Wisconsin …
Don’t be surprised if you see the names Chase Devens (BBA ‘20) and David Smith (BBA ‘20) at the Oscars sometime in the future. These two Wisconsin School of Business students took home the top prize at the sixth annual IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival earlier this month for their film Les Cinq Mois-The Five Months. Though both …
Sandhiya Karunagaran (BBA ’18) strives to be an inclusive, authentic leader—someone who influences others through personal engagement, based on their own core beliefs and values. She has given this a lot of thought over the past four years at the Wisconsin School of Business. Sandhiya Karunagaran (BBA ’18) strives to be an inclusive, authentic leader—someone …
The Wisconsin School of Business is the campus liaison for a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U). The Wisconsin School of Business is the campus liaison for a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI …