Business schools

West Virginia University opens new business school building

August 27, 2022 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University has officially opened a new building to house its business school.

The university says the grand opening and ribbon cutting for Reynolds Hall took place Friday at the Morgantown campus.

UConn professor awarded $736,000 in whistleblower lawsuit

July 7, 2022 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — An assistant professor of business at the University of Connecticut has been awarded $736,000 after charging in a 2011 whistleblower lawsuit that he had been fired for complaining about mismanagement at the school.

Lowe’s invests $4 million in two North Carolina colleges

March 29, 2022 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe’s is investing $4 million toward new partnerships with two North Carolina universities, the home improvement retailer announced Tuesday.

Queens University of Charlotte announced Lowe’s is providing $2.5 million for the new Charlotte Talent Initiative, The Charlotte Observer reported.

UMKC to pay ex-professor fired amid business school scandal

March 22, 2022 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri-Kansas City has agreed to pay a former professor $625,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed after he said he was fired for blowing the whistle on a scandal involving UMKC's business school rankings .

Business school in Detroit to reopen in 2022 as an HBCU

January 1, 2022 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — A business school in Detroit will be reopened as Michigan's first and only historically Black college or university.

House bills signed this week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will facilitate the reopening of the Lewis College of Business as the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design.

$250,000 donated for Grambling students in Tech grad program

October 27, 2021 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — An international tax firm has created a $250,000 scholarship fund to help students at a historically Black Louisiana university get a master’s degree in accounting from a nearby school, officials announced Wednesday.

Amazon, Haslams pledge $1.5M to U of Tennessee professorship

March 17, 2021 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amazon and the Haslam family have committed to donate a combined $1.5 million to support an endowed professorship at the University of Tennessee’s business school in Knoxville...

BYU business school changes its name, adds seven majors

StaffAugust 31, 2017 GMT

Association extends UVU business school’s accreditation through 2022

StaffFebruary 16, 2017 GMT

Auditors find UMKC business school submitted false data

January 31, 2015 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri-Kansas City's business school knowingly submitted false data when applying for rankings, although there's no reason to believe the misinformation led to undeserved accolades, a new report and analysis have found.

Iowa college pairs US, international students

September 23, 2014 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — In an effort to bridge the gap between U.S.-born and international students on campus, the University of Iowa's business school has started a program that pairs students with buddies for one semester.