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A portrait of Yale SOM Dean of Students Sherilyn Scully
July 25, 2024 MBA News

Dean of Students Sherilyn Scully Departs After 17 Years at the Heart of the SOM Community

Scully’s official role is overseeing the intricacies of academic and student life. But for students, alumni, and colleagues, she is also an invaluable counselor, mentor, and friend.

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July 03, 2024 MBA News

Students and Alumni Team up to Tackle Regional Economic Development

Through a new fellowship program, alumni experts mentored students in Yale SOM’s Inclusive Economic Development Lab last semester.

A black and white photo of former Yale SOM dean Burton Malkiel in the classroom
July 02, 2024 Historian's Notebook Blog

The Historian’s Notebook: When Burton Malkiel, Author of a Finance Classic, Led Yale SOM

Best known for his book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, which introduced many readers to passive investing, Malkiel was also a Yale SOM dean who helped build the school’s faculty and curriculum.

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July 01, 2024 MBA News

Yale SOM Welcomes New Faculty Members

Four scholars in economics, organizational behavior, and accounting will join the faculty in July.

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June 12, 2024 MBA News

Prof. Christopher Clayton Wins Award for Research on Geoeconomics

In a 2023 paper, Clayton and two co-authors offered a mathematical model to understand how great powers exert economic pressure on other countries.

A black-and-white photo of the first class of Yale SOM graduates
June 10, 2024 Historian's Notebook Blog

The Historian’s Notebook: The First SOMers

This edition of the Historian’s Notebook looks at the Charter Class, the first cohort of students to matriculate at Yale SOM.

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June 06, 2024 MBA Blog

Beyond the Syllabus: Why Payment Methods Matter

In an elective course taught by Professor David Argente, students gain a grounding in the history of payment methods and evaluate emerging forms of tender, from mobile money to Bitcoin—essential skills for navigating a financial landscape in flux.

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June 03, 2024 MBA Blog

Video: Inside the Inaugural Responsible AI in Global Business Conference

We followed student organizers as they launched a multidisciplinary conference considering the potential risks and benefits of AI.

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May 31, 2024 MBA Blog

Proud & Loud: Embracing Pride at Yale SOM

This June, Pride Month marks the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and Yale SOM continues its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, which began with our own Pride Week in April.

Dean Kerwin K. Charles
May 30, 2024 MBA News

Dean Kerwin Charles Named to Beinecke Professorship

Charles, Yale SOM’s dean since 2019 and a renowned economist whose work examines a range of topics in labor and applied economics, has been appointed the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, Policy & Management