![Alyssa Stratton and Ali Platon](/sites/default/files/styles/square_160/public/2024-04/ali%20_%20alyssa.jpg.webp?itok=WOr9yAV_)
Startup Stories: Filling the Succession Gap for Small Business Owners
A conversation with Alyssa Strasser ’23 who, with her EMBA classmate Ali Platon ’23, has launched an investment search fund aimed at acquiring and operating a small or mid-sized business.
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Student POV: Diverse Perspectives
Fernando Morey Perez ’24 describes how his learning experience has been enriched by classmates from around the Yale campus and around the word.
![Vivek Murthy](/sites/default/files/styles/square_160/public/2024-04/ynews-murthy-official-portrait.jpg.webp?itok=9w4MTE62)
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy ’03 to Give Yale’s Class Day Address
Murthy, the United States surgeon general and a prominent advocate for mental health and well-being, will be Yale’s 2024 Class Day speaker.
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Yale SOM Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Edward P. Evans Hall
Students, faculty, alumni, and special guests gathered on April 5 to celebrate the building that has been Yale SOM’s home for the last decade, as well as the many people who have contributed to the school’s success over that time.
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Yale SOM Rankings Update
A regular report to the Yale SOM community on three major rankings of business schools, from Bloomberg Businessweek, the Financial Times, and U.S. News & World Report.
![Evgeni Kovalev](/sites/default/files/styles/square_160/public/2024-04/evgeni%20kovalev.jpg.webp?itok=DaSX_0f6)
Students Reflect on Global Network Week at SOM
Students from the Global Network for Advanced Management who visited SOM in March for a course on the Behavioral Science of Management share takeaways from this exciting week of learning.
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Journalist Mark Hertsgaard Discusses Climate Change and the Media
Hertsgaard, co-founder and executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now, spoke at the Yale School of Management on April 4 as part of the R. Peter Straus Lecture series.
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Exploring the Bay Area on the 2024 Tech Trek
Marisa Li ’24 shares photos and memories from a student-led trip to San Francisco.
![Kerwin K. Charles](/sites/default/files/styles/square_160/public/2024-04/_DSC5301.jpg.webp?itok=jw3HbDqI)
Kerwin K. Charles Reappointed Dean of the Yale School Of Management
During his first term as dean, Charles has helped reinvigorate the school’s mission of educating leaders for business and society, President Peter Salovey said.
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Yale Healthcare Conference Celebrates 20th Annual Forum
The interdisciplinary conference, which gathers practitioners, researchers, and business leaders from across the healthcare sector, will convene at Yale SOM on April 12.