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Five Alumni Named 2023-24 Donaldson Fellows
The Donaldson Fellows Program honors alumni from all sectors and across the globe who share a dedication to solving complex problems and pursuing positive change in the world.
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Yale SOM Celebrates Black History Month
The theme for 2024’s celebration is African Americans and the Arts.
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Prof. Stefano Giglio Wins Berkeley Haas Sustainable Business Research Prize
Giglio and his co-authors were honored for their study “Biodiversity Risk,” which provides “tools for investors, academics, and businesses to measure economic risks from the loss of the planet’s biodiversity.”
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Introducing Our Community to Prospective Students in Beijing
During winter recess, Austin Cai ’25 hosted a panel discussion in his home city of Beijing, creating an opportunity for prospective students to get to know more about Yale SOM and what makes the community unique.
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Video: Building a Zero-Emission Hotel
Bruce Becker ’85, a joint-degree graduate of Yale SOM and the Yale School of Architecture, says that making New Haven’s new Hotel Marcel run on renewable energy was cost-effective as well as being environmentally sustainable.
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Business leadership to boardroom impact
Determined to make her mark in the boardroom with her passion and expertise, Kehli Harding Woodruff joined Yale SOM’s Women on Boards program.
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We Rate Dogs (and Cats): Scenes from Yale SOM’s Mascot Competition
Last fall, students brought their pets to Evans Hall to show off their talents and compete for the title of unofficial SOM mascot.
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Video: Inside the Executive Course
Students explain how The Executive course, which caps Yale SOM’s integrated MBA curriculum, uses case studies and visits from executives to demonstrate the importance of considering multiple stakeholders in solving a business problem.
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The Broad Network Gathers in New Orleans for Forum 2024
The two-day event brought together alumni of Broad programs for learning, reconnection, and reflection on “the power of together.”
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Business & Society, Abroad
Cinthya Garibay-Collard ’24 recently completed a semester abroad at the London School of Economics—and she has advice for others considering the same.