http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_home.aspxThe latest news in the College of BusinessProfessors Jeffrey Brown and Avijit Ghosh outline their pension reform plan in this editorial in Crain's Chicago Business.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1857http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1857Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 CSTA group of scholars, which includes three faculty members from the College of Business, has developed a six-step proposal to stabilize pensions for employees of the state?s public colleges and universities.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1833http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1833Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, calls for immediate action to avoid destroying the state university system and the state tax base.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1785http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1785Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, explains a proposal that he and Finance Professor Jeffrey Brown recently authored. The proposal would change how the State Universities Retirement System operates.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1780http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1780Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 CSTBusiness Professors Avijit Ghosh, Jeffrey Brown, and Scott Weisbenner, and a colleague from Northern Illinois University, published a reform proposal for SURS that incentivizes the acceptance of lower benefits.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1772http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1772Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, was honored over the weekend as an alumnus of Xavier Institute of Management in Jamshedpur.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1757http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1757Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, mentions fundraising and other options to attract future students.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1756http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1756Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, is quoted in this story about efforts to keep tuition at ILLINOIS affordable.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1744http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1744Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 CSTJeffrey Brown, professor of finance and Avijit Ghosh, special assistant to the president of the University of Illinois and professor of business administration are cited in this Gazette story about legislative changes to Illinois' public pension systems.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1611http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1611Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 CSTJeffrey Brown, professor of finance, and Avijit Ghosh, professor of business administration, submit a letter to the News Gazette.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1592http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1592Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 CSTAvijit Ghosh, former College of Business dean, gives details on how UI is half-way to its total goal for centralizing administrative functions and eliminating waste.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1342http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1342Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CSTThe results for the FALL 2010 administration of student ratings of instructors are now available. Results are based on ICES questionnaires.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1148http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1148Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CSTThe unofficial "Incomplete List" identifies many great teachers in the College.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=784http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=784Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CSTVice President Avijit Ghosh, Professor Madhu Viswanathan, and Gretchen Winter differ somewhat in their assessments of how well Toyota is handling its problems.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=731http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=731Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST"How do we go from research and early stage development to creating a high-tech manufacturing base? That remains a challenge," says Avijit Ghosh, vice-president of technology and economic development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=567http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=567Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 CSTCollege of Business students will study this fall in a new, $60 million-plus building filled with high-tech classrooms, counseling and career services, and a state-of-the-art laboratory that simulates real-time market trading.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=413http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=413Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CSTDon Fullerton considers himself an environmentalist, but he readily concedes that like-minded folks may fervently disagree. That's because Fullerton, a visiting professor of finance, is an environmental economist. He believes that the environmental benefits ought to exceed economic costs of any program to reduce or clean up pollution.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=310http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=310Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CSTProvost Linda Katehi announced that Professor Larry DeBrock, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Acting Associate Dean of the Faculty in the College of Business, has agreed to become Interim Dean of the College of Business, effective January 1, 2008, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=305http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=305Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CSTUniversity of Illinois President B. Joseph White today announced that he has recommended Avijit Ghosh, dean of the College of Business at the Urbana-Champaign campus, to serve as the next vice president for technology and economic development for the three-campus University system.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=291http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=291Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CST"On time and on budget!" This is the mantra of Dean Avijit Ghosh and University officials that is keeping construction crews and contractors in step with the new Business Instructional Facility being built on the corner of Sixth and Gregory. It officially opens on the first day of fall semester classes in August of 2008.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=275http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=275Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CSTThe College of Business is pleased to announce that Professor Randall Westgren has been appointed to head the Department of Business Administration. Westgren assumes the position from long-serving head Huseyin Leblebici who will continue to enjoy research and teaching pursuits in the College.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=264http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=264Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CSTThe College of Business announces it has created five new majors for Department of Business Administration students. Beginning in the fall of 2007, all students enrolled in the department will need to elect one of five new majors, and one of two new concentrations if they pursue a Management degree.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=260http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=260Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CSTFaculty member Josef Lakonishok and his wife, Margot, have established the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Decanal Chair in Business, an endowed position to be held by the dean of the College of Business. The endowment will also establish the Lakonishok Doctoral Fellowship in the department of Finance.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=251http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=251Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 CSTThe College of Business announced it will provide financial help of up to $3,500 a year to undergraduate students enrolled full-time whose families have demonstrated financial need. The Scholarships will begin in the 2007-2008 academic year, with up to $80,000 to be awarded to each entering class. When fully implemented, a total of $320,000 will be available annually.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=239http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=239Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 CSTMichael Moskow, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, shared his thoughts on the economy and contemporary issues in the financial services industry during an April visit.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=231http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=231Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CSTTo Professor Madhu Viswanathan, understanding the 4 billion people who live in poverty and the potential they represent as consumers and entrepreneurs is all about life lessons first, business lessons second.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=247http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=247Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CSTCollege of Business Dean Avijit Ghosh is among five panelists who will discuss the future of business schools at the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International Conference and Annual Meeting. The College is one of the sixteen founding members of AACSB.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=226http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=226Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CSTOn March 16, Grant Thornton LLP presented a check for $30,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is the first installment of a $300,000 donation to be made over the next ten years for the university?s new Business Instructional Facility.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=225http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=225Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CSTThe MBA Service Club raised more than $4,500 for the annual March Special Olympics Polar Plunge in Mahomet Lake. The student club exceeded their fundraising goal of $2,000, with the incentive that if the monetary goal was reached, College of Business Dean Avijit Ghosh and MBA Dean Mary Miller would join the hearty MBAs and plunge.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=224http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=224Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CSTMarch marked the 47th year that the College of Business family has met in Chicago to honor the achievements of outstanding faculty and College of Business alumni at the annual Spring Luncheon. This year's audience included more than 600 individuals, the largest crowd in attendance to date.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=222http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=222Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CSTThe College of Business has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trust to support a markets information laboratory. The laboratory will be housed in the new Business Instructional Facility.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=203http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=203Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CSTLanny Arvan, new Chief Information Officer and Associate Dean for eLearning at the College of Business, knows first-hand how online learning tools can benefit students. One of his economics students improved from failing a first test to receiving an "A" in the course with computer-based, real-time homework assistance.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=194http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=194Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CSTState Farm and the State Farm Companies Foundation have pledged $500,000 to support the College's $75 million fund-raising initiative, Investing in Excellence. The gift, to be made over five years, will fund classroom space in the new Business Instructional Facility.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=191http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=191Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CSTJohn Clarke, who heads The Hoeft Technology & Management Program, will also lead the Illinois Business Consulting Program.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=189http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=189Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST