Since he arrived in New York in the 1990s, Wendell Batista (BBA, ’14) has gone from the loading dock to the first-class cabin—literally. As the Northeast regional director of continuous improvement for LSG Sky Chefs, the world’s largest airline catering... View Article
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The Zicklin School of Business has long been known for its excellent finance and accounting programs, which outperform those of many private colleges. Now its real estate program is also gaining attention for punching above its weight. A team of... View Article
Zicklin School of Business undergraduate Jay Li (BBA, ’26) has seen himself coming and going. On the subway, staring out from a poster across from his seat. On the side of a crosstown bus hurtling down 23rd Street. “I saw... View Article
Are there toxins in those tater tots? Probably, if recent research by a Zicklin School of Business professor is any indication. But what she subsequently learned about the new leadership in Washington was worse, galvanizing her to pen an article... View Article
Dana (Weisberg) Zeller (MS, ’05), chief operating officer of BHI, studied statistics at the Zicklin School of Business and went on to build a successful career in banking. She sat down for an interview with Zicklin News. Zicklin News: Tell us about... View Article
Zicklin News spoke to three undergraduates who recently returned from studying abroad on Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships. The program, operated by the U.S. Department of State, is a competitive, merit-based program offering students of limited financial means the opportunity to... View Article
Taylor Swift sang, “You can’t spell ‘awesome’ without ‘me.’” Now a Zicklin School alumna says, “You can’t spell ‘thrive’ without ‘HR.’” Denise (Messineo) Compitello, who received an MS degree in human resource management (at the time known as industrial and labor relations) from Executive Programs in 2015, recently launched her own HR firm after 15 years in the business. She calls... View Article
The results are in: After five weeks competing against some 10,000 students around the world, a team of Zicklin School undergraduates has placed in the top 3 percent in the 2025 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge. Out of nine Baruch teams... View Article
Ava Monaco (BBA, ’28) loves numbers. In pre-kindergarten, she was already memorizing her times tables. In grade school, she used an abacus. In high school, she visited the New York Stock Exchange to watch her father’s company ring the... View Article
Last month, Zicklin School alumna Karina Chiqui (BBA, ’22) ran the 2025 TCS New York City marathon—and raised over $4,000 for the Baruch College Fund, almost 50 percent more than her original goal of $3,000. Read More