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Yes, You Can Quote That
Our faculty are sought out by the media for their expertise on a variety of topics.
Here's the latest:
- February 4, 2022A new study from Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, and his students indicate that the best three words to use for Wordle are “slice,” “tired,” and “crane.”
- February 4, 2022Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on a study that indicated it matters what country your manager is in when they are constructing a global portfolio.
- February 4, 2022Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, was interviewed by Business.com on how to improve the off-boarding process.
- February 3, 2022“With single-family rents and home values increasing strongly in recent years, the returns on rental single-family homes have been attractive,” says Eric Maribojoc, director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, in an interview with Money.
- February 2, 2022George Perry, business foundations instructor, was interviewed by The Washington Post on the new name of the Washington Football Team.
January 31, 2022"If I'm a brand marketer now for this organization, I would say this is an opportunity for us to reinvent who we are and really start to embrace the community and get those fans behind us whether we win or lose," says George Perry, business foundations instructor, on the Washington Football Team's renaming.- January 30, 2022Brett Josephson, associate dean for Executive Development, was on the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management’s podcast to discuss our Chief Risk Officer Program.
- January 30, 2022"To promote a well-functioning financial market, policymakers need to encourage short interest to come back through relaxing short sale restrictions...” says Derek Horstmeyer, finance professor, in an op-ed for the International Business Times.
- January 27, 2022George Perry, business foundations instructor, was interviewed by Reese Waters last week on the Washington Football Team's impending renaming.
- January 25, 2022“As online sales increase, the return rate has also increased significantly, and I don’t think it’s a secondary problem anymore,” says Mehmet Altug, associate professor of ISOM, in an interview with CNBC.
- January 24, 2022Social skills have taken a hit during COVID-19, and Heather Vough, associate professor of management, says “After so much social distancing, mask-wearing and isolation from colleagues, it's natural to be a little rusty on the interpersonal niceties,” in an article she wrote for HR Dive.
- January 20, 2022Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, offers his advice on bundling auto and home insurance together.