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Class of 2022
McCombs welcomes eight new research faculty members Eight research faculty members joined Texas McCombs during fall 2022, with interests that…
Texas McCombs to Host Energy Business Outlook Breakfast in Houston Feb. 28
Experts will discuss energy and the economic cycle and the 2023 prospects for Texas markets, and how businesses can better…
Texas’ Top-Ranked Weekend MBA Program Introduces Redesigned Curriculum Offering Flexible Degree
Photo by Sasha Haagensen/McCombs School of Business/UT Austin. One of the country’s preeminent MBA programs this week announced a curriculum…
MBA Hits Three Top 10 Lists
McCombs not only takes high marks for marketing and consulting but rates family friendly in the Princeton Review’s 2023 rankings…
Texas McCombs Hosts Dallas Fed President’s First Speech on Monetary Policy Goals
Lorie Logan lays out plan to back gradual rate hikes with no projected peak rate McCombs clinical associate professor of…
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan to Speak at Texas McCombs Jan. 18
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and CEO Lorie Logan to speak at McCombs Jan. 18. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas…
Texas McCombs MBA Rises to No. 18 in Poets & Quants Ranking
For the 13th year in a row, McCombs placed in the top 20 in the nation’s most comprehensive MBA ranking…
12 Business Lessons We Learned in 2022
Social sharing leads to false expertise, attractive auditors get more jobs, and marketing expertise makes for entrepreneurial success. Business faculty…
She Changed the World
Civic activist Shudde Bryson Fath, BBA ’37, was role model for leadership Shudde Bryson Fath, BBA ’37, legendary Austin activist,…
Texas Executive Education Launches Executive Program for Energy Leaders
Created in partnership with Emeritus, the new 9- to 12-month program provides senior energy executives with the strategic perspective, agile…
New McCombs Course Aims to Spur Energy Entrepreneurship
Collaboration between UT and MIT will catalyze Texas energy startups Eight-time entrepreneur Mellie Price, executive director of McCombs’ Texas Venture…
McCombs Entrepreneurship No. 2 in Princeton Review rank
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both reach top 5 In the Princeton Review’s tally of the top 50 U.S. undergraduate schools…
Gift to McCombs Center for Global Business at UT Positions Students for World’s Challenges
$2.5 million initiative highlights connections, removes barriers for leaders-in-training Cutting-edge international coursework and global experience will become more accessible for…
Sports Industry Gamechangers
Texas McCombs, Accenture summit convenes superstars in the business of sports to network with students from across campus Ben Howell,…
McCombs Community Mourns Beloved Professor Steve Magee
Former finance chair made significant contributions to the business school and the larger academic community Not only was Steve Magee…
Fourlane Establishes Gift for Next-Gen Accountants
Scholarship to prepare accounting students for advisory positions Students interning at Fourlane in summer 2022 convene on Zoom. One of…
Laura Starks Garners Top Honors in Sustainable Finance
Research on environmental, social, and governance issues in investing earns international attention for UT McCombs School of Business finance professor…
Texas Executive MBA Hits No. 7 in U.S.
McCombs rose to No. 7 in the U.S. in the Financial Times’ 2022 Executive MBA ranking McCombs’ Executive MBA program…
McCombs MS and MBA Programs Take High Ranks
Three master’s programs at McCombs and the full-time MBA continue to hit high marks in the 2023 QS World University…
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Texas McCombs MBA Hits Businessweek’s Top 20
Full-Time MBA program rose to rank 19 nationwide and to rank 5 among public schools The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA…
Texas McCombs BBA Ranked No. 7, Nation’s Leader in Top 10 Specialties
McCombs’ undergraduate program lands at No. 7, and all 13 business specialties ranked in the top 10 The McCombs School…
Succeeding in the Business of Sports
Texas Business of Sports Summit to focus on careers in analytics, branding, and more Students network at McCombs School of…
TransUnion Gift To Fund Groundbreaking Data Privacy Research
New collaboration between McCombs and national credit reporting agency will focus on financial data privacy and transparency TransUnion and McCombs…
Sold on the Future
Serial entrepreneur Matt Chasen, MBA ’04, chases ‘flying cars’ with his startup, LIFT Aircraft As a lifelong fan of science fiction…
MS in Finance Hits No. 3 in U.S.
Texas Master of Science in Finance takes top 5 in both Financial Times and the Financial Engineer Times. The Texas Master…
Kachelmeier Named New Chair of Accounting
Long-time faculty member will take the reins of the department that oversees the nation’s No. 1-ranked accounting programs Steven Kachelmeier,…
Exec Ed Hits Historic High in Financial Times Ranking
McCombs is No. 6 in the U.S. for programs customized to meet company needs McCombs Texas Executive Education is ranked…
Global CEO and Thought Leader to Speak at MBA Commencement
Lanaya Irvin, MBA ’08, who spent more than a decade in banking and markets at Bank of America Merrill, addresses…
Learning Opportunity
A pair of MPA students appointed to a prestigious program by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Two Texas McCombs MPA…
Digital Leapfrogging
Marketing Professor Vijay Mahajan documents transformation in India. Vijay Mahajan (third from right) is joined by distinguished guests from India’s business…
Anderson Honored for Research Proving Marketers Matter in Study With Ugandan Entrepreneurs
Assistant Professor of Marketing Stephen J. Anderson, winner of the 2021 AMA/MSI Paul Root Award for research with Ugandan entrepreneurs.…
High Marks for MBA Programs
In a historic first, 7 Texas McCombs graduate business specialties land in the top 10 in U.S. News & World…
Global Marketer
Stephen Anderson’s winning look at supporting entrepreneurship Photo credit: Lauren Gerson Marketing Assistant Professor Stephen Anderson is helping entrepreneurs worldwide. Anderson…
Embracing Change in Challenging Times
Letter from Dean Lillian Mills of the McCombs School of Business Dean Lillian Mills On June 1 I became the new…
Boom Town
Pandemic changes in Austin bode well for students and faculty Austin was already a hot spot for business, but during…
Scoring Tax Season Wins
McCombs students volunteer to help low-income families file taxes and reclaim millions for Austin economy This is the time of year…
Finance Leadership
McCombs faculty members lead some of the nation’s three top finance organizations (from left) Robert Parrino, John Griffin, Laura Starks Texas…
New Business of Sports Institute Brings Big Names and Ideas to Summit
Author, sports analyst, and McCombs faculty member Kirk Goldsberry is the new executive director of the McCombs Business of Sports…
A Passion for the Business of Music
At McCombs conference, students are urged to harness their enthusiasm and learn from setbacks. In its drive to bridge the…
Explainable AI
Global Analytics Summit examines efforts to understand how AI systems work and why that’s essential Michael Sury, managing director of…
8 Business Lessons We Learned in 2021
How to network virtually, what police body cameras reveal about employee monitoring, and why using Google makes us overconfident. During…
Texas Working Professional MBA Hits No. 7 in Fortune
McCombs takes high marks in debut ranking of part-time MBA programs The suite of Texas McCombs Working Professional MBA programs…
Texas McCombs Makes Top 5 in Entrepreneurship
McCombs receives high ranks in Princeton Review’s latest ranking of top entrepreneurship programs The Texas BBA Program landed at No.…
McCombs Welcomes New Research Faculty Members
The McCombs School of Business this year welcomes six new research faculty members with interests ranging from high-tech entrepreneurship to…
The Future of Work
Experts say the pandemic has brought permanent changes where and how we work, from technology to women in the workplace…
Texas McCombs BBA No. 5, All Business Specialties Top 10
McCombs’ undergraduate program maintained its historic high at rank No. 5 and all 13 business specialties ranked in the top…
Three MS Programs Continue Top 5 Status, MBA Holds Steady at No. 17
Three master’s programs and the full-time MBA continue to hit high marks in the 2022 QS World University rankings Texas…