Owen Graduate School Of Management
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Are college football coaches overpaid?
Two Vanderbilt professors compared salaries and contracts of more than 950 college football coaches to top CEOs. The research found that college football coaches are not overpaid. Read MoreSep 2, 2014
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Former SEC chief economist Craig Lewis returns to Vanderbilt
Craig M. Lewis is back at Owen Graduate School of Management after three years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Read MoreAug 26, 2014
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Landers, Fuchs win awards at Fall Faculty Assembly
An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
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Culbertson to lead Executive Development Institute at Owen
Skip Culbertson will be the new executive director at Owen's Executive Development Institute. He starts work Sept. 1. Read MoreAug 12, 2014
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Size matters when convincing your brain to eat healthier foods
Playing with the portions of good and not-so-good-for-you foods is better than trying to eliminate bad foods, says a Vanderbilt study. Read MoreAug 11, 2014
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VU employees get discount on Owen executive development courses
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive Development Institute offers short, two- and three-day programs that are open to anyone. No prerequisites are required, and the courses include no grades or college credits. Vanderbilt faculty and staff can… Read MoreAug 1, 2014
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Vanderbilt Travel helps staffer in Tel Aviv
During a July trip to Tel Aviv, Vanderbilt Travel reached out to the Owen School's Kim Killingsworth to see if she was safe. Read MoreJul 24, 2014
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New Vanderbilt joint program to produce lawyers with master’s degree in finance
Vanderbilt Law School and Owen Graduate School of Management are collaborating on an exciting new program Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Vanderbilt school named member of Forté Foundation
The Forté Foundation, which helps women launch business careers, has accepted Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt as an institutional member. Read MoreJun 25, 2014
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Leadership Lessons: Owen alumni reveal what it took and how they did it
Leadership is as much art as science. Its components can be studied, but to see it in practice is to develop an appreciation for the intangibles that turn those components into success. In training not just executives but leaders, Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management has long provided both practical and… Read MoreJun 19, 2014
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Consumers like a ‘partner in crime’ whether they indulge or resist temptation
People are natural accomplices who like to conspire together to enjoy a small indulgence, and conversely to resist temptation together when the stakes are higher, finds Associate Professor of Marketing Kelly L. Haws in a new study. Read MoreJun 17, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s Executive MBA Program expands reach of not-for-profit scholarship
Abby Shue of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is this year's recipient of a full-tuition scholarship at Vanderbilt University’s Executive MBA Program at the Owen Graduate School of Management designated for executives at not-for-profit organizations. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Designing a beautiful experience at The Cosmetic Market
Students are being asked to bring a winning personal touch to sales at The Cosmetic Market as one challenge at the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute Read MoreJun 11, 2014
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TIPSHEET: GM has ‘tall order’ to increase safety while keeping costs down
Ranga Ramanujam of Owen Graduate School of Management says General Motors faces “a tall order" moving forward in the wake of an internal report that found a “pattern of incompetence and neglect.” Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Students to help speedway company build audience
The International Speedway Corporation will hear from students at the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute with suggestions on getting millennials out of their living rooms and into NASCAR speedways. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s David Owens joins Clinton, Tutu for YaLa Mideast peace conference
Business professor David A. Owens is part of a star-studded on-line conference that seeks to continue efforts where peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have fallen short. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Owen alumna named NASDAQ co-president
Adena Friedman, MBA’93, will rejoin NASDAQ OMX as president of the company’s Global Corporate, Information, and Technology Solutions comprising Information Services, Technology Solutions and Corporate Client Group business segments. In this newly created role, Friedman will be responsible for overseeing the strategy and operations as well as having financial responsibility… Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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Finance professor H. Martin Weingartner has died
A memorial service is set for July 5 at Vanderbilt University for finance professor Martin Weingartner, who died May 6. Read MoreMay 13, 2014
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TriStar Centennial names alumnus COO
TriStar Centennial Medical Center announced it has named Brian Marger, MBA’98, chief operating officer of HCA Holdings’ flagship hospital. Read MoreMay 12, 2014
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Founder’s Medals awarded at Vanderbilt Commencement
Top scholars from Vanderbilt's undergraduate and professional schools were honored with Founder’s Medals May 9, 2014. Read MoreMay 9, 2014