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Learning from leaders

The Dean’s Speaker Series returns with a lineup of outstanding leaders, including two alumni.

Paving the way for academic leadership

PhD student Ricky Burgess studies leadership, identity and morality in the context of teams.

Welcoming our new faculty

This fall we welcomed nine talented full-time faculty members and two post-doctoral research associates to our community.

Prof’s passion for teaching tax is contagious

For tax professor Courtney Knoll (PhD ’05), it’s always been all about the students.

Graduating – in person!

Undergraduate Business and MBA graduates celebrated achievements and marked milestones even as they navigated a global pandemic.

Engaging emotions

Professor Shimul Melwani studies the role of emotions at work – and has some pretty strong feelings about her students.

Studying how we act and finding humor along the way

Professor Ovul Sezer fell in love with research, her students and comedy.

One year later

COVID’s toll on our lives is incalculable, but UNC Kenan-Flagler is preparing for a “better normal.”

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Understanding the intersection of finance and public policy

The opioid epidemic and income inequality are among the areas of research for Professor Paige Ouimet.

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Combining analytical horsepower with willpower to improve the world

PhD student RJ Niewoehner talks about his research, including how its findings might provide valuable knowledge related to COVID-19.

Healthcare worker hand holding N95 mask in pharmacy

Why the U.S. still has a severe shortage of medical supplies

Supply-chain deficiencies are to blame, write PhD grads Dan Finkenstadt and Rob Hanfield, and Peter Guintoe.

Need a creativity boost?

Try multitasking. Research by Shimul Melwani and Chaitali “Tali” Kapadia (PhD ’17) shows it can boost your creativity.

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Opening doors for the next generation of leaders

Professor Claudia Kubowicz Malhotra (MBA ’00, PhD ’06) believes in the power of education to change lives.

Four diverse hands holding each others wrists in a circle.

Black lives matter: Now what?

Dr. Angelica Leigh (PhD ‘20) says the answer is simple: It's time for everyone to engage in acts of positive deviance.

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New boss? There might be a silver lining

A change in leaders can prompt teams to reconsider what they’re doing and let go of unproductive strategies.

In the News

When malls and department stores close, what happens next?

Professor Saravanan Kesavan discusses the changing retail economy.

It’s true: Our emotions can make us rich (or poor)

Professor Camelia Kuhnen came to the U.S. from Romania to study at MIT. Today she is an expert in neuroeconomics, behavioral finance and corporate finance. She studies the intersection of human nature and finance.

Boomerang CEOs: What happens when the CEO comes back?

Professors Chris Bingham and Brad Hendricks and Travis Howell (PhD '20) write about the consequences of bringing a former CEO back to the firm.