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 College 2024 Year in Review collage Lerner College’s Top Stories of 2024 - From student success to faculty accolades to the first graduating class of SWUFE, these are the top stories from 2024 at UD’s Lerner College.
Tom and Ronnie Stanford on stage with Summer Founders alumni UD Horn Entrepreneurship receives transformative gift from Stanford family - Tom and Ronnie Stanford gift $1.15 million to UD’s Horn Entrepreneurship in support of the Summer Founders program.
Mark Serrva and Bharat Patil headshots Lerner Hosts Teaching Showcase on Using AI to Enhance Classroom Content - The event, featuring speakers Bharat Patil and Mark Serva, offered Lerner faculty a unique opportunity to learn the practical applications of AI in business education.
Lerner student working on laptop. Lerner Online MBA Program Moves Up to No. 41 in Poets&Quants 2025 Rankings - Lerner is placed among the top 11 percent of all accredited programs, while UD’s five-place increase from last year’s rankings tied for the eighth highest among schools.
At home worker interacting with dog Lerner Researcher Beth Schinoff Studies How Remote Work Builds Relationships - Lerner Management Professor Beth Schinoff's latest research looks at the ways that remote work impacts the relationships between co-workers.
Gore Lecturer and Penn State Professor of Supply Chain Management Saurabh Bansal Agribusiness Supply Chain Expert Bansal Speaks at 2024 W.L. Gore Lecture - Lerner W.L. Gore Lecture Series Speaker Penn State Supply Chain Management Professor Saurabh Bansal shares insights from his co-authored research, "Redesigning Harvesting Processes and Improving Working Conditions in Agribusiness.”
Wendy Smith has been named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, the analytics company, for demonstrating “significant and broad influence in their fields of research.” 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.”
Image announcing Lerner College's Case Centre Ranking 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 Pitch Party 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.
Group shot of presenters at Lerner Faculty Research Showcase 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.


Lerner In The News
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