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Business program now ranked No. 77 in latest rankings, economics program ranked No. 114.
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 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.
For four weeks this past summer, 48 local children ages 11-13 were Livin’ La Vita Nova during the University of Delaware’s Culinary Camp presented by the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management and Vita Nova restaurant.
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.
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.
The international experience and leadership program for young Black men featured students engaged in learning and reflection activities that targeted the social and psychological barriers to academic success, retention and empowered leadership.
Kirts, a 2021 MAEEE alum, shared several games with local educators and MAEEE students to play to help drive home economic concepts.
Under the direction of Dean Oliver Yao, the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware offers new programs beginning in the fall 2024 semester.
Ducharme was awarded a $50,000 grant from The Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University.

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