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November 20, 2025Consumers Consider: Coincidence or Divine Intervention?
Belief in a higher power influences reactions to corporate crimes and punishments -
November 18, 2025Hard Hats and High Hopes
Students representing McCombs’ Class of 2029 get the scoop on Mulva Hall -
November 14, 2025A Leader’s Path
From student to C-suite, Alana Williams, MBA ’18, shows how curiosity and relationships shaped her growth and progress Her parents prioritized education, and Alana Williams, who loved learning and exploring, embraced it. Earning a bachelor’s degree in finance from the… -
November 14, 2025Alumni Notes
Update Us Please send your updates to alumni@mccombs.utexas.edu for publication in the next issue of McCombs magazine. Feel free to share news on behalf of fellow graduates. 1980s Arlene Rodriguez, BBA ’87, wrote about how business professionals can fall into… -
November 14, 2025Alumni Events + Photos
McCombs Alumni Summer Celebrations, June-August Held over the summer, the McCombs Alumni Summer Celebrations drew more than 1,000 people to 10 events in seven states. The tour passed through Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, California (Los Angeles and San… -
November 14, 2025Meet The Hildebrand Scholars
6 Standout MBA Students in Program’s Inaugural Cohort will Shape a New Legacy of Leadership at Texas McCombs By Sally Parker Rory East, a retired commando in the United Kingdom, had just returned to his London flat this spring after… -
November 14, 2025Meet the Knowledge Creators
Meet the Knowledge Creators Ph.D. researchers are in demand as businesses seek speedy adaptation to new technologies by Judie Kinonen After first being thrust into the remote work era, then facing the Great Resignation, and now scrambling to effectively —… -
November 14, 2025The Empathy Advantage
The Empathy Advantage To Fill A Niche In The Beauty Aisles, Live Tinted Founder Deepica Mutyala, BBA ’11, Built a Mission-First Company Culture By Suzi Morales Photograph By Dustin Snipes Deepica Mutyala, BBA ’11, was just 16 when she… -
November 14, 2025Leading with Authenticity
Leading with Authenticity BeatBox Beverage founders Justin Fenchel, MBA ’13, and Aimy Steadman, MBA ’13, went from B School to boxed wine stardom, with a focus on developing workers and keeping them By Alice Popovici Photograph By Josh Huskin As… -
November 14, 2025Having Serious Fun
Having Serious Fun Clayton Spencer, BBA ’03, Built Poncho Outdoors to Reflect His Passion for Wild Places — and a Culture of Camaraderie By Todd Savage Photograph By Josh Huskin After graduating from Texas McCombs in 2003, Clayton Spencer… -
November 14, 2025Young Workers New Leaders
Young Workers New Leaders Gen Z and Millennials are Changing Their Workplaces, and Their Leaders are Responding By mary Ann Roser Illustration By Neil Jamieson You Probably Have Heard: Today’s companies are teeming with younger workers. The two youngest… -
November 13, 2025Poets & Quants Names Yoguchi As A 2025 Best & Brightest MBA
Hiro Yoguchi, MBA ’25, said he chose Texas McCombs because of its world-class resources in his areas of interest, its small Japanese student population (allowing him to experience being a minority), and its warm climate. During the spring, Poets &… -
November 13, 2025School Shop Class Inspires BBA Student’s Woodworking Business
In 2016, Ryan Daly, BBA ’25, turned his passion for woodworking into an e-commerce business whose product lines now include handcrafted cutting boards, bottle openers, poker chip sets, and the bestselling, officially licensed Texas Longhorns Boot Jack, which is exclusive… -
November 13, 2025Longtime Friends Grow Nonprofit To Help Those With Rare Diseases
In 2023, longtime friends Ankitha Gantasala, a McCombs integrated MPA student, and Sophia Pirani, a Northwestern University student, revived and expanded Painted Hope, their nonprofit to help people with rare diseases. The pair, who met in art camp when they… -
November 13, 2025A Passion for Coffee
3 MBA Graduates Market Patented Machine For Creating A Cold Brew They Say Makes Java Lovers Jump For Joy -
November 13, 2025Defining Moments
Last spring, our photographers captured the spirit of McCombs School of Business graduates during their convocation ceremonies on May 9-10. We selected a handful of candid shots and reached out to the newly minted alumni in them. We asked: What… -
November 13, 2025Texas Exes Give Teaching Award To John Doggett And Sandy Leeds
Texas Exes, the ex-students association at The University of Texas at Austin, has named John Doggett and Sandy Leeds of the McCombs School of Business to its Texas 10 list. The association has asked students and alumni to submit nominations for… -
November 13, 2025Laura Starks Receives Honorary Doctorate From Swiss University
The University of Zurich gave honorary doctorates to McCombs finance professor Laura Starks, B.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’81, and seven other people during May as the university celebrated the 192nd anniversary of its founding. The other honorees included a historian, a… -
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November 13, 2025
Texas McCombs Academy Starts 2 New Undergraduate Programs
More than 50 students took part in the Investment Banking Accelerator, an intensive program to help undergraduates gain essential business skills, held in August before the start of the fall semester. The new weeklong program from Texas McCombs Academy was… -
November 13, 2025
Ethics Unwrapped Wins 2 Medals for Video Excellence
Ethics Unwrapped, the educational video series housed at the Center for Leadership and Ethics at McCombs, won a silver and a bronze medal in The Telly Awards for 2025. The awards honor excellence in video and television across all media… -
November 13, 2025Mulva Hall Construction
Construction is well underway on Mulva Hall, the future 17-story home for McCombs undergraduate classrooms, faculty offices, and community spaces. -
November 13, 2025Owning a Business, the ETA Way
Texas McCombs is embracing the fast-rising trendof ‘entrepreneurship through acquisition’ By Omar L. Gallaga After Edgar Galindo, MBA ’20, finished school at Texas McCombs, he thought he’d go into consulting. That worked out; soon, he was a strategy and operations… -
November 12, 2025Leading with Purpose
Leadership is always evolving — and here at McCombs, we’re embracing the change. At McCombs, we’ve always redefined what it means to lead: with empathy, creativity, and a deep sense of purpose. Today’s leaders aren’t just managing — they’re inspiring,… -
November 12, 2025McCombs Entrepreneurship Takes Top 3 for Undergrad and Grad
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both take stellar highs in the annual Princeton Review list -
November 10, 2025McCombs Supporter Gets Big-Ticket Moment
The McCombs annual giving team recently gave away tickets to two UT football games as part of its fall giving campaign -
November 6, 2025New Testing Scheme Could Work for Chips and Clinics
Combining a few key tests in batches can diagnose a wide variety of systems more quickly -
November 4, 2025Concealed Deals Drive Up 401(k) Fees
When mutual funds share revenue with plan administrators, employees get higher costs and lower performance -
November 4, 2025Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program. -
November 4, 2025Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of November for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars. -
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November 4, 2025A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty members and Ph.D. students who participated in the research luncheons on Oct. 10 and 24. -
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November 4, 2025Consequences of Political Polarization for Firms
To understand polarization’s impact, we need to ditch the notion that increased political conflict is rooted in ideology and ideas -
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November 3, 20252 Coasts: 1 Mission
Bay Area for McCombs and New York for McCombs Foster Support and Opportunity for Alumni and Students -
October 30, 2025Driving What’s Next in Sports
Business of Sports Summit underscores the power of sports to connect people. -
October 29, 2025For Battered Brands, Consumers Can Be Defenders
By learning why commentators champion brands against social media critics, companies can encourage them -
October 29, 2025New Researchers Drive Discovery
McCombs welcomes six new research faculty members whose scholarship ranges from employee resilience in the workplace to responsible use of digital payments -
October 28, 2025Adjusted Earnings Don’t Fool Investors
When companies omit stock-based compensation to make earnings look better, investors fill in the missing numbers -
October 16, 2025Toward a ‘Human-Centered’ Accounting Course
Student discussion drives curriculum for Teaching Fellow Badolato’s innovative class -
October 16, 2025Harnessing AI To Enhance Critical Thinking
As AI advances, Teaching Fellow Bentzin helps evolve teaching at McCombs -
October 16, 2025Easing the Research-Teaching Juggle
Teaching Fellow De Simone finds ways to support colleagues by amplifying McCombs values -
October 16, 2025Sweat the Boardroom, Not the Exam
Leading simulated meetings builds students’ real-world skills, says Teaching Fellow Bill Peterson -
October 16, 2025Ripped From the Headlines
By bringing news into the classroom, Teaching Fellow Srinivasan students gain sought-after business skills -
October 16, 2025Data Doesn’t Stand on Its Own
Teaching Fellow Sury guides students in a critical competency: weaving research into persuasive stories -
October 16, 2025Teaching Fellows Innovate, Inspire
Pioneers in the classroom, McCombs Teaching Fellows are shaping the future of business education