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2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professors: Jia (Jasmine) Hu
May 2, 2021
Poets&Quants

2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professors: Jia (Jasmine) Hu

Meet Jasmine Hu, associate professor of management and human resources at Fisher, and learn why she was selected as one of Poets&Quants' 2021 Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors.
Discovering how to make a difference: Grace Figliomeni
April 30, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Discovering how to make a difference: Grace Figliomeni

Grace Figliomeni is passionate about supporting local businesses and empowering women. After graduation, she’s doing both with her newly discovered career path in social entrepreneurship.
Headshots of Jasmine Mathis and Jalyn Hall
April 29, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Black women at Fisher honored for academic excellence and service

Academic excellence, commitment to service and a passion for students — see why undergrads Jalyn Hall and Jasmine Mathis and staff member Lorraine Pennyman were spotlighted by Ohio State’s historic Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter.
South Columbus homeowners worry about the value of their homes with frequent shootings
April 27, 2021
WSYX-ABC6

South Columbus homeowners worry about the value of their homes with frequent shootings

Mary Beth McCormick, a housing expert and executive director of The Ohio State Center for Real Estate said trends, such as crime, take longer to cultivate than just a few months.
Isil Erel
April 22, 2021
WRAL

COVID-19 disproportionately affected minority businesses, entrepreneurs

Among the trends in entrepreneurship discussed in a new report from the Kenan Institute was the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses: minority- and women-owned firms did not have access to funds available through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Research by Isil Erel, the David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance and the academic director of the Risk Institute, also showed how the use of fintech and online banking can improve access, "especially to underserved areas with lower incomes and a larger share of the minority population."
'This is my calling' – Harley Blakeman's motivation behind startup Honest Jobs
April 19, 2021
Columbus Business First

'This is my calling' – Harley Blakeman's motivation behind startup Honest Jobs

Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17) discusses the creation of Honest Jobs and its pivot from job-hunt training services to a full tech platform that matches candidates with criminal records with employers.
Here's why gamers are lining up outside electronics stores
April 16, 2021
The Columbus Dispatch

Here's why gamers are lining up outside electronics stores

Pandemic shortages have moved beyond toilet paper and into the inner workings of computers.  "I'd say it's kind of a supply chain executive's worst nightmare in that demand seems to have skyrocketed, and I think that's both coming from traditional industries, like the auto industry. And the cryptocurrency and the gaming industries are growing," said Keely Croxton, professor of logistics.
Lauren Beard designs a mask as part of an innovation course at Fisher.
April 14, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Experiential learning, innovation and COVID-19

What is experiential learning at Fisher? It’s creativity, risk-taking and solving real problems — like designing better COVID-19 masks.
Coinbase IPO: Digital currency won’t replace dollar any time soon
April 14, 2021
NBC4

Coinbase IPO: Digital currency won’t replace dollar any time soon

A major trader of digital currency went live on the NASDAQ Wednesday, soaring and plunging in the first few hours of trading. Although it’s an exciting day for digital currency, it doesn’t mark the end of dollars and cents, says Matt Sheridan, a senior lecturer in finance. It does, however, legitimize other crypto assets such as Bitcoin.
Three female Ohio State students behind VishawaConnect
April 13, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Launching entrepreneurship: Startup weekend opens minds and opportunities 

Meet the entrepreneurs behind the idea for an app to help international students navigate life in the U.S. — and learn about the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship startup event that connected them.
Pace Setters logo
April 7, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Pace Setters marks 60th anniversary with a first: A virtual celebration

Fisher’s 2021 Pace Setters Awards marked the 60th anniversary of the honors; it also represented the first time the annual tradition recognized academic excellence, teaching, research and service virtually.
President Johnson discusses leadership in challenging times
April 6, 2021
The Ohio State University

President Johnson discusses leadership in challenging times

Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson joined the Fisher Leadership Initiative for a webinar about leadership in unprecedented times hosted by Fisher College of Business. Johnson discussed her philosophy of leadership, how that philosophy has guided her response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how others can use their voice and personality to lead at Ohio State.
The pandemic blurred our sense of time, and getting back to normal won't be easy, say experts | CBC Radio
April 2, 2021
CBC

The pandemic blurred our sense of time, and getting back to normal won't be easy, say experts

The COVID-19 pandemic has blurred many people's sense of time thanks to more than a year of acute and long-term stress and the home becoming a place of both work and leisure.
Ohio State graduate programs score high marks from U.S. News & World Report
March 30, 2021
The Ohio State University

Ohio State graduate programs score high marks from U.S. News & World Report

Two of Fisher's graduate programs and several business specializations are among those that have been highly ranked nationwide, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2022 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. 
A pile of LEGOs on the floor
March 30, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Adding to his entrepreneurship toolbox: Alex Zorniger

From LEGOS to Google searches to an MBA — check out Alex Zorniger’s path as a serial entrepreneur and how he’s building the skills necessary for success in his next venture.
Working from home even after the pandemic? Some businesses may not have employees return to office
March 22, 2021
WBNS-10TV

Working from home even after the pandemic? Some businesses may not have employees return to office

Some businesses are considering having their employees "not" come into the office at all even when it’s safe. Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, talks about these implications from a real estate perspective.
Collage of UBWA Women's Conference speakers
March 22, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Connecting, empowering and inspiring tomorrow’s women business leaders

Read about the student leaders who leveraged Fisher’s supportive community and engaged network of alumnae to inspire others at the Big Ten Women’s Business Connection Leadership Conference.
3D model of world
March 17, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Case competition builds students’ global competencies virtually

How do you continue offering global experiences during a pandemic? By innovating and collaborating with partners to create programs like a virtual case competition that connects Fisher students to business in South America.
Melinda Whittington
March 15, 2021
Forbes

No time to recline: La-Z-Boy’s CFO on the demands facing finance leaders In 2021

As Melinda Whittington (BSBA ’89) transitions from CFO at La-Z-Boy Inc. to become the company’s next CEO, learn how her experience as a top finance officer shaped her outlook on issues including social responsibility, the COVID-19 pandemic and ethics.
Harley Blakeman
March 12, 2021
Columbus Business First

Startup helping people land jobs after prison raises $1.2M after pandemic pivot, TechStars

Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17), founder and CEO of Honest Jobs in Columbus, founded the job-matching service two years ago in Columbus, and through the pandemic rebuilt the technology and shifted its target market to state agencies from individual employers.
'How will the child tax credit be paid out?': Answering your stimulus questions
March 10, 2021
WBNS-10TV

'How will the child tax credit be paid out?': Answering your stimulus questions

Now that the House has passed the COVID relief bill, how soon can I see a stimulus check? Assistant Professor of Accounting Jon N. Kerr answers questions surrounding the new round of stimulus spending.
The middle market is stressed, but resilient
March 8, 2021
Harvard Business Review

The middle market is stressed, but resilient

Middle-market companies aren’t unique in facing the many challenges brought on by the pandemic, but many of them have the resiliency to emerge from it successfully. Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr.
1963 Women's Student Government Association group photo
March 8, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Barbie Tootle: Six decades of time and change

Part of Ohio State for 60 years, Barbie Tootle has watched as our society and Ohio State underwent a cultural revolution. As a freshman in what was then the College of Commerce, she had no female professors and few women in her class. Today, with the second woman leading Ohio State as its president, Barbie recognizes how far the institution has progressed.
Four smiling Pathways students at Wendy's with arms around each other
March 2, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Forging paths toward female representation in supply chain

There’s a disparity of women leaders in supply chain, but students like Haley McCrory are closing that gap. Check out her story and the Fisher program that’s helping other female students make inroads into the industry.
The Oval
February 18, 2021
Fisher College of Business

Partnerships continuing to build on students’ global perspectives

Highlighting the collaboration between the college, Ohio State and government partners, Fisher’s Office of Global Business and the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship helped connect globally focused students around the country with programming dedicated to exploring careers in technology and entrepreneurship.

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