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Darren Roulstone, the John W. Berry, Sr. Fund for Faculty Excellence Professor of Accounting, shares insights into Fisher's accounting PhD program.

As a professional in the workplace and then as a graduate student, Aziza Allen felt she had to compartmentalize aspects of herself that made her unique.

Achievement, excellence and demonstrated leadership by Fisher students and faculty were recently recognized at the college’s 2019 Pace Setters Awards event.

René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at Fisher, shares his thoughts on how an aging stock market may not be a negative: "Older firms, larger firms, have a better track record because you became large. You have more of a cushion against the impact of bad news."

Stephanie Paxton (BSBA ’12) shares why she returned to Fisher to join with students and alumni to volunteer as part of VITA, which provides free tax prep to low-income and disadvantaged individuals.

Alexandra Parrish walked out of a recent Leadership and Character class with fresh insight from three successful leaders with deep ties to Fisher and Ohio State: Paula Bennett, Rachel Friedman and Elizabeth Mily.

Dennis Hirsch, a fellow at The Risk Institute, a professor of law and head of Ohio State's Program on Data and Governance, shared insights about the challenges posed by this new data economy.

JPMorgan Chase's local leader and Columbus 2020 board member Corrine Burger (BSBA '85) has her hands in efforts to grow and diversify Columbus talent.

Melissa Blackburn and Danielle Lim became friends while classmates in Fisher’s Working Professional MBA program. Since graduating in 2011, they’ve remained connected and co-founded Haven Collective, a co-working space in the Columbus area.

Students and alumni of Fisher’s Full-Time MBA program recently connected at an event highlighting how MBA students are leveraging their Fisher experience to align with their passions.

A boss who “demands” excellence is no more likely to produce it than the boss who requests or nurtures it, and likely less so, the research suggests. Demanding excellence often is just a handy excuse, said Bennett Tepper, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship at Fisher and a leading researcher of the effects of abusive leadership.

Do you know yourself? Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management at Fisher and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, lays out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms.

The Risk Institute, Moritz College of Law, Fisher College of Business and the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recently collaborated to examine — through an interdisciplinary lens — the legal, business and economic consequences of U.S. trade policy at the Economic Nationalism and Trade Conference at The Ohio State University.

There are case competitions — and then there is the Venture Capital Investment Competition. For a team of MBA students from Fisher, the event provided a unique opportunity to explore the unique aspects of venture capital.

The best way to make life-changing connections is to make yourself uncomfortable. Tanya Menon, an associate professor at Fisher who has 1.7 million views on her TEDx talk, "The Secret to Great Opportunities? The Person You Haven’t Met Yet," says we are creatures of habit. 

Harley Blakeman (BSBA '17) will bring his message of redemption as part of the TEDxOhioStateUniversity conference, showing how he has used self-confidence — sometimes to a fault — to make his progression from drug dealer to an Ohio State graduate, published author, speaker and CEO of Honest Jobs, a company that helps ex-convicts find employment.

After Brandon Gotlieb, a third-year in finance, and his roommate, Mike Gargasz, a third-year in electrical and computer engineering, saw a flier in the 18th Avenue Library for a business idea pitch competition with a $1,000 prize, they went to their dorm and got to work. Hours later, the pai

At Fisher College of Business, social impact is built into the new MBA curriculum, with students given the opportunity to work with local nonprofits — inspiring careers in social impact.

The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) at The Ohio State University officially announced that Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, has joined Grant Thornton and Cisco as a 2019 sponsor.

MBA or master's? Two U.S.-based students explain why they chose a specialized master's program at Fisher.

Walter Zinn, associate dean for graduate students and programs at Fisher College of Business, says the school pursued STEM designation for four of its business masters degrees to meet the dynamic needs of prospective students and employers. Fisher’s masters programs in accounting, business logistics engineering, business analytics, and finance are STEM-designated. ​​​​​​​

The Ohio Development Services Agency is funding interns through its Export Internship Program aimed specifically at helping companies learn how to navigate the international business world. The program has been an experiment with three business schools – Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration and Cleveland State University’s Monte Ahuja College of Business.

Alumna Erin Yu-Lee returned from Hollywood to pursue an MBA at Fisher. In this profile provided by The Ohio State University Women & Philanthropy, Yu-Lee said she hopes to make a meaningful impact for future actors and help her community.