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Teachers from around the world converge on UD to promote better economics education. For the last two years, 24 economics educators, from as far away as South Africa and as close as Middletown, Delaware, headed back to school at the University of Delaware this summer with a deceptively simple task: to inspire and transform consumers to make better choices. These teachers are learning the latest economic and financial literacy concepts in their Master of Arts in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators (MAEEE) degree program through the Center of Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE) at UD’s Lerner College.
The 15th annual Taste of Newark food festival will be held from noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30 on the lawn of the University of Delaware’s Old College in Newark. Taste of Newark guests can enjoy culinary delights from 50 Newark restaurants accompanied by the wares of the area’s finest vineyards and breweries. Tickets are on sale now.
In this video Denise Naomi talks about the opportunities presented to her by the Lerner college at UD.
In this video, you will hear from direct sources about the great opportunities you can have through the Financial Services Analytics PH.D. program at UD thanks to programs such as J.P. Morgan Chase. Video Transcript Sean Kilgallon: Thanks to JPMorgan Chase, we have...
Q&A with Wendy Smith, professor of management, about her research recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly, with colleague Marya Besharov from Cornell University about their examination of the trend of companies working to both do well and do good. As companies seek to have it all – businesses that provide both profits and a positive impact on society – they face the challenge of balancing sometimes contradictory goals.
Fourth graders from Wilbur Elementary School get hands-on business experience in CEEE-sponsored program, Mini-Society. Students spent several weeks exploring basic economic concepts like supply and demand, pricing and the economic roles of consumers and producers. They also learned financial responsibility by earning money to pay business expenses and using bank accounts for deposits and withdrawals.
Select faculty from all five Lerner departments exchanged information and scholarship with their colleagues on best practices in teaching and innovative research in progress.
Students from around the state of Delaware were challenged to solve this vexing elementary school issue as part of the Meaningful Economics and Entrepreneurship Competition.
“Trailblazers who are making a difference while being exemplary corporate citizens and mentors to the next generation of business leaders.”
Young stock pickers were recognized for their financial savvy by the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at a recent reception hosted by the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE).
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