Academic Showcase
The academic showcase highlights the research, experiences and successes of the Lerner academic community. Lerner faculty produce impactful research into technological innovations, consumer behavior and global business trends.
Lerner’s Wendy Smith Recognized as 2024 Highly Cited Researcher - UD Lerner's Wendy Smith is among three UD professors named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, for demonstrating “significant and broad influence in their fields of research.”
UD’s Lerner College Recognized by The Case Centre Impact Index - For the first time, the UD's Lerner College has been ranked No. 45 on The Case Centre Impact Index.
UD Horn Entrepreneurship Rises in Latest Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship Rankings - University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship moves up to 27 and is third overall in the Mid-Atlantic region in the recent Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 50 list for 2025.
Lerner Professors Deliver Presentations at Faculty Research Showcase - Five distinguished professors in the College presented their recent findings and research methods during the event held in the Lerner Atrium.
UD Lerner Students Selected As Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholars - Three UD accounting students were recognized as PCAOB Scholars by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for the 2024-25 academic year.
Lerner College Undergrad Business Program Moves Up in U.S News Rankings - Business program now ranked No. 77 in latest rankings, economics program ranked No. 114.
Lerner Faculty: Top Research Journal Publications in 2023 - Faculty members from UD’s Lerner College published more than 25 research papers in their respective fields’ leading refereed journals in 2023. This included the top 50 journals used in the Financial Times research ranking, journals cited in the University of Texas (UT) Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings and journals identified as highly selective “A” journals by the Lerner College’s five academic departments.
UD Lerner Professor Wendy Smith Honored - UD Lerner Professor Wendy Smith received the 2024 Academy of Management Review Decade Award and Organization & Environment’s 2024 Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management Annual meeting on August 11.
UD Lerner’s Chen, Asarta Appointed Named Professors - Oliver Yao, dean of the UD’s Lerner College announced the appointments of Bintong Chen to Chaplin Tyler Professor and Carlos Asarta to Bank of America Professor of Business. Their appointments were effective September 1, 2024.
Lerner’s Dustin Sleesman’s latest research explores when leaders use intuition - New research co-authored by Dustin Sleesman, associate professor of management in UD's Lerner College, explored the concept of intuition and when it's helpful for leaders who are in charge of large teams.