Over the past five years, the knowledge and service-based employment sectors in which many Baruch graduates have built their careers have faced uncharted waters. With the emergence of Covid-19 as a global health threat in 2020, companies and employees alike were challenged to adapt to new ways of conducting business, shifting to remote and hybrid … Continue reading Who Moved My Watercooler? Baruch Alumni Contemplate Modern Office Culture
Baruch Fosters Discourse on Workplace Challenges
Baruch College, situated in the world’s business capital, is at the forefront of research, analysis, and discourse on subjects related to the modern world of corporate and professional work. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Baruch faculty have led the conversation on the multifaceted business, education, and societal implications of recent workplace trends and developments. Baruch faculty … Continue reading Baruch Fosters Discourse on Workplace Challenges
Finding Solutions to Social Media Addiction
Social media addiction grows more complex each day for average users, companies, and influencers. Isaac Vaghefi, PhD—an assistant professor of information systems at Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business—is tackling the issue. Through his research, he explores why people develop addictions, potential policy solutions such as phone bans in schools, and exceptions to the rules. Vaghefi’s … Continue reading Finding Solutions to Social Media Addiction
A Familiar Face Named BCF President
After serving as a trustee since 2000, Luz D. Liebeskind (’85, EMS ’08) was named the President of the Baruch College Fund board on July 1, 2024. Her financial expertise and long ties to the College provide an exciting opportunity for future growth. “I’ve always said I wouldn’t be where I am without a Baruch … Continue reading A Familiar Face Named BCF President
Olympic Games
It was a memorable summer for Lara Abrash (MBA ’94), chair of Deloitte US (pictured left, with Joe Ucuzoglu, CEO of Deloitte Global). She served as the keynote speaker at Baruch’s 2024 Commencement in May and later attended the Paris Summer Olympics through a partnership between Deloitte and the International Olympic Committee. “Witnessing the best … Continue reading Olympic Games
Farewell to Dean Huss
On the last day of 2022, H. Fenwick Huss, PhD retired as Willem Kooyker Dean of the Zicklin School of Business. During his eight-and-a-half years of leadership, he presided over crucial updates of undergraduate and MBA curricula, extended the Zicklin School’s reach through international dual-degree programs, and oversaw the launch of the Master of Science … Continue reading Farewell to Dean Huss
A Familiar Face Returns to Baruch
Bruce W. Weber, PhD is appointed Dean of the Zicklin School of Business It is something of a homecoming for Bruce W. Weber, PhD. Early in his career, the accomplished academic spent three years on the faculty of Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business—and this March, he was appointed Willem Kooyker Dean of the school. His … Continue reading A Familiar Face Returns to Baruch
Getting Serious About Fun
The career of Lisa Radcliffe (MBA ’17) is all about fun and games—with a healthy dose of business acumen. She is the founder and CEO of PunkinFutz, a Brooklyn-based company that designs toys and accessories for children with adaptive needs. Inspired by the struggles of her own son and daughter, who have disabilities, Radcliffe launched … Continue reading Getting Serious About Fun
Making Computing More Inclusive
With diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority at Baruch College, faculty in the Zicklin School of Business Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics are working to increase the proportion of women enrolled in computer and information systems (CIS) classes. A partnership with Break Through Tech AI— an initiative of Cornell Tech … Continue reading Making Computing More Inclusive
Agent for Change: Jessica Holtz (MBA ’12) Scores Groundbreaking Contracts for Two NBA Players
Competitiveness, passion, and drive are three key attributes for successful athletes, but they also make Jessica Holtz (MBA ’12) one of the most notable sports agents in the game. In July 2022, Holtz—an agent with California-based firm Creative Artists Agency (CAA)—made history as the first woman to negotiate two NBA supermax contracts—elite among the league’s … Continue reading Agent for Change: Jessica Holtz (MBA ’12) Scores Groundbreaking Contracts for Two NBA Players