In The Headlines Newsroom

Applied Filters

Topics: Diversity & Inclusion
Christian Bonner stands at a lectern while hosting the AOCNW luncheon
November 19, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Alumni of Color Network Weekend connects Fisher community

See how an inaugural diversity-focused event, centered around what Fisher does best, was successful in building community and providing opportunities for networking, leadership development, mentorship and advocacy.
A headshot of a smiling Ruthie Apple layered over a gray background.
November 9, 2021
Fisher College of Business

The P&G pipeline

Meet Ruthie Apple (BSBA ’07), the alumna and recruiter behind a new program that is helping students sharpen their interview skills in real and meaningful ways.
The ‘empathy advantage’ of great women leaders
November 5, 2021
The Boston Globe

The ‘empathy advantage’ of great women leaders

A study by Associate Professor Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hue, published in The Journal of Applied Psychology, determined that bosses who were attentive to employees’ emotional needs helped workers stay engaged during the pandemic. Hu specializes in “servant leadership,” an empathy-driven management style uniquely suited to modern realities. While servant leaders can be any gender, the style fits with “female leaders’ stereotypical characteristics of being nurturing, relationship-oriented, and tending to emotional needs,” she says.
Fisher campus showing Pfahl, Fisher and Mason Halls
November 2, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Career connections: Alumni network giving back and guiding career seekers

Who better to connect with Fisher students and share career advice than the alumni who remember their pursuit of their first post-graduate job? Thanks to Fisher’s Office of Career Management, these valuable conversations are happening.
Tree branches in front of Gerlach Hall's white stone pillars on a sunny day.
October 19, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Growing talent and launching careers: Deloitte and Fisher

See how a longstanding partnership between Ohio State and Deloitte continues to shape the career readiness of Fisher students through a program designed to foster the soft skills necessary in today’s business world.
Ohio State University’s online MBA program
October 18, 2021
Clear Admit

Ohio State University’s online MBA program

Over the past year and a half, the restrictions implemented due to COVID-19 put many people’s goals, dreams, and ambitions on hold. Classes were cancelled, acceptances were postponed, and no one knew when to start pursuing their passions again. However, The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business is making sure no student ever has to press pause on their dreams again thanks to its new, highly flexible Online Working Professional MBA.
Fixing supply chain won’t be easy, experts say
October 13, 2021
Transport Topics

Fixing supply chain won’t be easy, experts say

Fixing the broken supply chain will take time and patience, substantial amounts of money, imagination by key leaders in the transportation and logistics industry and significant policy changes. Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, says he’s encouraged that federal and local officials seek to spend more than $1 trillion on infrastructure to rebuild highways, roads, bridges and ports.
Students in front of Fisher Hall
October 12, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Pandemic perspective: Unprecedented career challenges, unrivaled action

Meet the students and young alumni navigating one of the tightest job markets in history — and the OCM services that helped them thrive.
The Oval in fall
October 11, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Equipping leaders to inspire anti-racism change in public schools

How can business and education converge to combat racism in public schools and drive meaningful change? The Leading Anti-Racism Change in Education program is piloting one approach and helping local school districts solve specific challenges.
Lori Castillo
October 8, 2021
Fisher College of Business

You reap what you sow: Lori Guzmán-Castillo (MBA '09)

First impressions matter. Lori Castillo wasn’t anywhere near Ohio when Fisher showcased its commitment to student diversity, equity and inclusion. That lasting impression heavily influenced the Texas native’s decision to become a Business Buckeye.
Negotiating for yourself requires preparation, understanding the ‘hidden players’
October 8, 2021
Healio

Negotiating for yourself requires preparation, understanding the ‘hidden players’

Tanya Menon, professor of management and human resources, shares tips and insights designed to empower women to advocate and negotiate for themselves.
It’s time for a consumer-focused supply chain
September 21, 2021
Supply Chain Quarterly

It’s time for a consumer-focused supply chain

Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, says taking a consumer-centric approach to the supply chain does not mean that companies should abandon their focus on their direct customer. Instead, they should adopt a perspective similar to bifocal glasses, with one lens focused on their customer and one lens on the consumer.
Retailers still trying to crack the code to e-commerce profitability
September 20, 2021
Talk Business & Politics

Retailers still trying to crack the code to e-commerce profitability

Retailers have been trying to crack the code on e-commerce profitability for the past several years. One tactic that more firms may employ in pursuit of profitability, says Assistant Professor of Marketing and Logistics Annibal Sodero, is partnering with Amazon to serve as product pick-up locations.
 Employers step up recruiting to prepare for busy holidays
September 15, 2021
Spectrum News

Employers step up recruiting to prepare for busy holidays

Employers are offering major perks to attract seasonal employees, but finding added workers for the holidays could pose a challenge. W.C. Benton Jr., the Edwin D. Dodd Professor of Management, said the current level of competition for holiday workers is unprecedented.
Rachael Boakye looks reflective in her portrait
August 31, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Global experience and self discovery: Rachel Boakye

An experience as part of the Freshman Global Lab helped reshape Rachel Boakye’s path at Fisher and opened up career possibilities that continue to impact the fourth-year student’s personal and professional development.
Mark Duhon portrait
August 25, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Generating generational impact: Mark Duhon

Alumnus Mark Duhon (BSBA ’88) is putting his business degree to work leading a Chicago nonprofit organization that is successfully bridging the economic and educational gap for first-generation college students.
Carmen Lopez-Ramirez stands in front of entrance to Ohio Stadium
July 13, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Finding a home and finding herself: Carmen Lopez-Ramirez

Carmen Lopez-Ramirez shares the inspiring story that ultimately led her to Fisher's Full-Time MBA program and how that is experience is fueling her leadership aspirations.
Group of smiling Project THRIVE students show off their Buckeye branded attire
July 7, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Fisher teaming with Deloitte Foundation to support diverse students

A scholarship fund created by alumni affiliated with Deloitte, as well as the Deloitte Foundation is helping to advance diverse undergraduate and graduate accounting students and programming at Fisher.
Deloitte Foundation backs scholarships for diverse students at The Ohio State University
July 7, 2021
Poets&Quants

Deloitte Foundation backs scholarships for diverse students at The Ohio State University

The Deloitte Foundation, in collaboration with The Ohio State University, has created a need-based scholarship fund to support diverse students pursuing professional services careers at the university’s Max M
2021 MBAs To Watch: Ann Watercutter
July 2, 2021
Poets&Quants

2021 MBAs To Watch: Ann Watercutter

Meet Ann Watercutter, who was selected to Poets&Quants' 2021 MBA To Watch list.
2021 MBAs To Watch: Kofi Oppong Asumang
July 2, 2021
Poets&Quants

2021 MBAs To Watch: Kofi Oppong Asumang

Meet Kofi Oppong Asumang, who has been selected to Poets&Quants' 2021 MBA To Watch list.
The Rainmakers
July 1, 2021
DC Velocity

The Rainmakers

See why Associate Professor of Marketing Terry Esper was one of eight individuals named to DC Velocity's 2021 Rainmakers list, a collection of leaders who are advancing the logistics and supply chain management profession.
People overestimate Black Americans’ chances of economic success
June 23, 2021
The Ohio State University

People overestimate Black Americans’ chances of economic success

A study by Jesse Walker, assistant professor of marketing, examines Americans' beliefs about poverty and economic disadvantage.
Weaving artistry & enterprise
June 17, 2021
The Ohio State University Alumni Association

Weaving artistry & enterprise

Women of the Wayuu culture in La Guajira, Colombia, have an advocate with a head for business, a heart for service and a love of fashion. The benefits sparked by Amber Hammond (BSBA '15) are rippling out within their community.
Juneteenth to become federal holiday as House sends bill to Biden
June 16, 2021
Roll Call

Juneteenth to become federal holiday as House sends bill to Biden

Juneteenth has always been a jubilee — a celebration of emancipation, a forgiveness of national sins. Soon, it will be a federal holiday. Chief Diversity Officer Cynthia Turner weighs in on the new holiday and how acceptance of it by businesses might differ from the adoption of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1986.