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Upcoming Event Offers Undergraduates Insights into Jindal School’s Fast-Track Program

Fast-track is not just a colorful term for accelerating a process toward a particular goal or milestone; it is a structured pathway at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, one that is designed to help ambitious undergraduate students shorten the time and reduce the cost needed to earn a master’s degree. The Jindal School will […]

November 4th, 2024 | Academics, Events, Featured, JSOM Homepage – News Category, Students

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Cybersecurity Day Gives Jindal School Students Insights into Profession

As organizations face increasing threats from cybercriminals, the need for cybersecurity strategies becomes even more critical, thus prompting the Naveen Jindal School of Management to create more academic programs that can equip its students to solve these types of problems. During one of the breakout sessions, students listened to Peeyush Patel, who gave them advice […]

October 31st, 2024 | Events, Featured

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Corporate Governance Conference at Jindal School focuses on AI, Succession Plans and Entrepreneurial Reinvention

The intersection of artificial intelligence, leadership and ethical governance took center stage at the 22nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference, presented by the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The event — its theme was “Intelligence” — was held Oct. 16 in the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center. Speakers explored how […]

October 24th, 2024 | Events

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JSOM Event Facilitates Student Success

On Sept. 5, approximately 1,500 undergraduate students from the Naveen Jindal School of Management navigated a crowded hallway to find specific employers among the more than 50 companies who sent representatives to the annual Undergraduate Internship and Job Expo. Presented by the Jindal School’s Career Management Center, the event was the culmination of a process […]

October 17th, 2024 | Events, Students

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Scholarship Breakfast Highlights Alumnus’ Success Story and Endowment Announcement

A packed house attended the Jindal School’s 2024 Scholarship Breakfast. The event is the school’s largest fundraiser. As the key fundraiser for the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the 2024 edition of the annual Scholarship Breakfast, held Oct. 9, highlighted the profound impact of scholarships on student success and featured an announcement of a new […]

October 15th, 2024 | Development, Events, Students

Jindal School Conference Showcases Top Finance Research

Top researchers from around the United States and internationally gathered at the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently for the 2024 UT Dallas Fall Finance Conference. In its seventh year, the conference, organized by JSOM’s Finance and Managerial Economics Area, hosted 75 scholars on Sept. 27 and 28.  Researchers worldwide were invited to submit papers […]

October 8th, 2024 | Events, Faculty/Research

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Jindal School Alumnus Creates Innovative Solution for Chronic-Pain Management

Leon Jacobson Photo by Gregory Cortez – @OHHHWAVY A company co-founded and led by an alumnus of the Naveen Jindal School of Management was recently selected from thousands of startups worldwide to become one of just 11 companies in the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator Class of 2024. The selection comes with $120,000 of […]

October 2nd, 2024 | Alumni

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Jindal School Researchers Win ‘Best Paper’ Award for Study about Cross-Border Acquisitions

A faculty member and two PhD alumni from The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management have won a Best Paper award from the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. The paper has also been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the Strategic Management Society’s Global Strategy Journal.  […]

September 25th, 2024 | Faculty/Research

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Key Promotions Made in Strategic Move to Advance Jindal School Graduate Programs

Hasan Pirkul The recent retirement of Dr. Monica Powell, graduate dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management since 2009 and the senior associate dean since 2015, created both challenges and opportunities for Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and Jindal School dean, to maintain the high level of service that the school has always provided […]

September 20th, 2024 | Academics, Faculty/Research

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Productivity in Operations Management Area Reflects Jindal School’s Rise in Research Productivity Rankings

For the past six years, the Naveen Jindal School of Management has maintained a top 5 ranking in the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ and has been at No. 2 for the past two years. Those rankings — placing the school near the top of the world’s most productive business schools that conduct […]

September 17th, 2024 | Academics, Faculty/Research

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Student Conference at the Jindal School Provides Tools for Academic and Career Success

The Naveen Jindal School of Management recently presented its inaugural Undergraduate Student Conference. Held Aug. 30 in the Executive Dining Room, the event brought a select group of sophomores, juniors and seniors together to give them an opportunity to experience a conference — for many, it was their first one — while also providing them […]

September 12th, 2024 | Events, Students

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Jindal School Programs’ New Names Reflect Their Customizable Options

The Global Leadership Programs in the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Executive Education Area recently changed names to better reflect the numerous changes and benefits that the program has been offering for several years. The Global Leadership MBA (GLEMBA) has been rebranded as the Customized Online MBA. The program’s other graduate offerings — the Master’s […]

September 10th, 2024 | Academics

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Senior Associate Dean Monica Powell Retires After Nearly Two Decades at the Jindal School

A 6′ teddy bear was one of the gifts Monica Powell received from Dean Pirkul at her retirement ceremony Sept. 3. Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and graduate dean in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, retired recently after 17 years of dedicated service to The University of Texas at Dallas.  On Sept. 3, […]

September 5th, 2024 | Events

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AI Expert in the Jindal School Named in Marquis Who’s Who

A faculty member in the Naveen Jindal School of Management has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who, a comprehensive directory that documents the achievements of influential people and their contributions to society. Ashim Bose Dr. Ashim Bose, a professor of practice in the Jindal School’s Information Systems Area, was selected by Marquis for […]

August 14th, 2024 | Faculty/Research

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Award-Winning Research from Jindal School Focuses on Best Human Resource Management Practices During Mergers and Acquisitions

A worldwide professional association for scholars has recognized a Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty member with its Best Convention Paper Award for a study that explores the effects on employees following a company mergers and acquisitions. Hyesook Chung A paper co-authored by Dr. Hyesook Chung, an assistant professor in the Jindal School’s Organizations, Strategy […]

August 7th, 2024 | Faculty/Research

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New Jindal School Certificate Program Addresses Need for Education about Sustainability in Aviation and Travel

A new professional certification program offered by the Naveen Jindal School of Management aims to help raise awareness about achieving net-zero emissions in aviation and travel. Samar Khan “The program highlights the importance of having well-defined sustainability strategies in aviation and travel, assisting participants with the know-how to achieve net-zero emissions in aviation by 2050,” […]

July 31st, 2024 | Academics, Corporate

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Jindal School Faculty Member Elected President of Asia-focused Academic Association

Professor Jane Lu (right), outgoing AAOM president from City University of Hong Kong, symbolically transferring the reins to President-elect Mike Peng (left) A faculty member in the Naveen Jindal School of Management has been elected as president of an Asia-based association of scholars who focus on management research and education, a position that promises to […]

July 24th, 2024 | Faculty/Research

Photo of UTD students meeting with Kenya MP Paul Biego. From left: Jalal Kadernani; Maryanne Kiarie, an Applied Machine Learning graduate certificate student; YuYu Ndiema, an Applied Machine Learning graduate certificate student; Daisy Ouko, a JSOM teaching assistant and PhD student in EPPS; Fred Mosoti, a Business Analytics graduate student; and Mercy Koech, an Electrical Engineering PhD student.

Member of Kenya’s Parliament Visits JSOM to Forge Academic Partnership

From left: Gaurav Shekhar, Paul Biego, Hasan Pirkul The Naveen Jindal School of Management hosted a member of Kenya’s Parliament this spring. During his April 19 visit, Paul Biego, MP from the Chesumei constituency of Kenya, met with administrators, faculty and staff. Representatives from Anchor Network Foundation, a Dallas-based nonprofit that connects prospective graduate students […]

July 18th, 2024 | Events

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Jindal School Students Earn 15 Top-10 Finishes at FBLA Nationals

Students from the Naveen Jindal School of Management achieved notable success recently at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. 

July 10th, 2024 | Business Communications Program, Students

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Switzerland Trip Leaves Lasting Impression on Physicians Studying Business at the Jindal School

During a recent trip to Switzerland, students and faculty of the Jindal School’s APL program were treated to spectacular views of the Swiss Alps A recent trip to Switzerland by students in the Alliance for Physician Leadership program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management — all the physicians are pursuing MBA/master of science double […]

July 2nd, 2024 | Academics, Students

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