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The future of business is here.

This is an exciting time for educators and students in the business world. With the rapidly changing culture and increased expectations from society to be good corporate citizens, Isenberg is proud to be leading innovative initiatives, programs, and curriculum to be sure our graduates are prepared to be successful professionals and industry leaders.

Read about our faculty research, student experiences, alumni profiles, classroom innovation, and much more below.

Faculty Research & News

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Faculty Research: Monideepa Tarafdar Leads the Study of Artificial Intelligence in Business

Monideepa Tarafdar , Charles J. Dockendorff Endowed Professor in Information Systems (IS), is a world authority on how artificial intelligence

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Faculty Research: What Holds Back D&I in Multicultural Marketplaces?

Research by Verónica Martín Ruiz , assistant professor of marketing, was honored as the paper making the most significant contribution to the

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Faculty Research: Marketing Faculty Focus on Mindfulness

Marketing professors Elizabeth Miller and George Milne, alongside Isenberg Affiliate Expert Shalini Bahl, served on the editorial review board of the

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Student Experience

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New Graduate Students Welcomed to Isenberg

Isenberg welcomed its largest-ever classes of new graduate students in fall 2023.

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First-Year Students Take Isenberg Pledge

“Maybe you want to work on Wall Street, maybe you want to work for a Big 4 firm, maybe you want to use an analytic model to understand consumers,”

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Women of Isenberg Conference Shares Advice and Optimism

At the February 26 event, more than 40 alumni speakers, 10 corporate sponsors, and 400-plus attendees participated in online panel discussions

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and BelongingLearn more about DEI at Isenberg

Faculty Research: What Holds Back D&I in Multicultural Marketplaces?

Research by Verónica Martín Ruiz , assistant professor of marketing, was honored as the paper making the most significant contribution to the

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Jesenia Minier-Jennings Appointed as Isenberg’s Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has appointed Jesenia Minier-Jennings as Assistant Dean for Diversity

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Diversity and Inclusion in Business Course Launches in Isenberg

Isenberg is one of the first undergraduate business programs to require students to take a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) course.

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Innovation at Isenberg

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Isenberg Offers New MBA/Master of Finance Dual Degree

A new master’s degree program will combine the traditional MBA curriculum with the specialized focus of Isenberg’s Master of Finance degree offering

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Isenberg Innovation Continues with Teaching Fellows

One of online teaching’s greatest challenges is getting students to feel engaged. It’s also a prime area for innovation. In 2021, Isenberg announced

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Isenberg Names Five Faculty Fellowships

This fall, Dean Anne Massey announced that five members of Isenberg’s faculty have received new fellowships recognizing their outstanding research

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