UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School was established in 1919 and renamed in 1991 to honor two prominent American business families and benefactors — Mary Lily Kenan Flagler and her husband, Henry Morrison Flagler.
Kenan-Flagler is consistently ranked among the best business schools in the world. Over 32,500 UNC Kenan-Flagler alumni live in more than 80 countries. The faculty are known for evidence in both research and teaching.
Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Student Teams Achieving Results program, or STAR program works to foster relationships between students and corporations to build skill and awareness.
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Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Student Teams Achieving Results program, or STAR program works to foster relationships between students and corporations to build skill and awareness.
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Delta Sigma Pi, a co-ed business fraternity at UNC, is no longer affiliated with the University’s Undergraduate Business Program until at least fall 2024. In an email to potential new members, Associate Dean of the UBP Shimul Melwani and Assistant Dean of the UBP Jordan Hale said they received “very concerning complaints'’ from students about the recruitment process. Melwani and Hale also said they made a formal incident report to the Title IX office of UNC’s Equal Opportunities and Compliance Office, which will conduct its own investigation into the organization, according to the email.
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The University and its affiliated bodies faced several major lawsuits over the course of this year. There have been no settlements or final rulings in cases involving affirmative action, alleged discrimination in the Kenan-Flagler Business School and unused fees during the pandemic, but a settlement was reached between the University and Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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"But the fee increase might produce more positive outcomes than anticipated, even down to helping diversify the undergraduate business program student body. While the cost increase will put some students in difficult financial positions and possibly deter concerned applicants, it could also open up the opportunity for more low-income candidates to attend the school."
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On Nov. 18, the University and three Kenan-Flagler Business School professors filed motion to dismiss Angelica Rose Brown’s discrimination lawsuit. Brown's initial lawsuit was filed in August.
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Business majors currently pay $1,000 each semester, for a total of $2,000 every year, according to Jordan Hale, the assistant dean of the Undergraduate Business Program. The proposed increase would raise annual rates for incoming juniors by $1,000.
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"Kenan-Flagler is at a crossroads. I hope that UNC and business school leaders can find the courage and conviction to put students first as they choose the path ahead."
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This fall, Kenan-Flagler Business School has seen a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former doctoral student, as well as the co-leads of the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative leaving their positions. Douglas Shackelford, who had been serving as dean of the school since 2014, unexpectedly retired in September. In terms of diversity, Kenan-Flagler is 61st out of 81 ranked U.S. business schools, according to Bloomberg's 2022-2023 Diversity Index.
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The Kenan-Flagler Business School held a groundbreaking ceremony last Thursday to announce the $150 million construction of Steven D. Bell Hall. The new space will work to increase the culture of collaboration, hopefully double the size of the undergraduate business program, attract more students, enhance learning and solve spacing constraints.
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Jennifer S. Conrad, a professor of finance at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, was named interim dean of the business school on Thursday, according to an announcement sent to the school's faculty, staff and students. This comes after Douglas A. Shackelford stepped down from the role on Monday, Sept. 19.
Read More »"Kenan-Flagler does not prioritize the success of all students, and has made it very clear that if something is not revenue-generating, there is no room for it. Let’s make sure the next dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School is truly focused on the mission to build and inspire leaders who make the world a better place."
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Dean of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Douglas A. Shackelford will step down from his position, he announced in an email sent to Kenan-Flagler faculty, staff and students Friday morning. Monday, Sept. 19 will be his last day in the role.
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Campuses across the UNC System do not always establish an atmosphere that promotes free expression, according to a recent report produced by UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC-Greensboro professors.
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"At the very least, UNC should deemphasize the importance of grades in the admissions process to prevent giving privileged students with disproportionate access to resources an unfair advantage."
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"With so many places named for the Kenans, it is important to acknowledge from where their influence and power originally came. It did not come from William Rand Kenan Jr.'s entrepreneurship or inventiveness, but from the intergenerational wealth first built in the 1700s on the backs of enslaved labor."
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Lux Libertas Ventures focuses on pre-seed investments into consumer internet startups that attack the problems faced by Generation Z, such as mental health, digital wellness, consumer banking and other areas of exploration. The organization is run entirely by UNC students with a strong advisory network of executives from Fortune 500 companies and tier one venture capital funds.
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UNC-CH and NCCU's schools of business co-hosted the"Sustaining the Momentum of Anti-Racism in Business" symposium Friday. The event highlighted conversations about the people of color experience in the workplace.
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The North Carolina chapters of Citizens’ Climate Lobby hosted a simulation workshop on March 17 to teach community volunteers and members about solutions to climate change.
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Impact investing is a strategy in finance that looks at a company's ethics as well as potential success when deciding whether or not to invest.
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This will be AnnaBanana Jewlery's third year contributing to the Jewels of Hope fundraiser, which is organized by Carolina Women in Business and benefits the Orange County Rape Crisis Center.
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