
11 Business Lessons We Learned in 2019
We gained plenty of insights in 2019: That creative workers need both incentives and breaks, why failure is necessary for…

Generous Champion
In Memoriam: Longtime Philanthropist Charline McCombs (1928–2019) Red and Charline McCombs Dean Jay Hartzell shared the news with the McCombs community…

To Avoid a Repeat of Blackouts, Researcher Suggests Diversifying
Thousands of Californians suffered blackouts this fall, but research offers steps for utilities to prevent similar outages in the future…

The New Laws of Startup Attraction
Tech startups are drawn to cities with small but frequent funding opportunities and plenty of social networking Based on the…

Leadership Lessons
McCombs alumni share insights about how participation in athletics helped prepare them for successful business careers Whitney Allison, BBA ’10 Cycling,…

The Accountant of the Future
Data analytics and artificial intelligence are redefining the profession and McCombs is keeping pace. By Judie Kinonen Nichole Jordan, BBA ’95,…

Working Professionals
McCombs’ flexible MBA options draw job enhancers, switchers, and explorers By Mary Ann Roser Opposite right, clockwise from upper left:…

Talent Pipeline
College path cleared for students in a partnership between Ernst & Young and the McCombs Department of Accounting By Judie…

Generation Gap
Speaker and researcher Jason Dorsey evangelizes to companies about the importance of understanding millennials and Gen Z By Megan Menchaca…

Brand Ambassador
Emily Reagan, MBA ’99, takes the helm of the school’s marketing efforts as first chief marketing officer A former chair…