December 2024

How U.S. Bankruptcy Law Leaves Legal Cannabis Companies High and Dry

If your local marijuana dispensary went out of business, research by Assistant Professor Billy Organek (Department of Law) could explain why

Zicklin School’s Accomplished Professors Are Among the World’s Top Scientists

Stanford University and publishing company Elsevier analyzed publications by more than six million scientists around the world, and five Zicklin School of Business faculty are in the top two percent.

Zicklin Alum Is Baruch Changemaker and
Immigrants’ Dream Maker

Stefanie Trice Gill (Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration, ’06), started her employment agency because of a chance encounter with a janitor.

Business Academy Grows to Include New Community College Partner

“The Business Academy isn’t just about education—it’s about transformation,” said Baruch President S. David Wu at a November 26 signing event with Guttman President Larry D. Johnson (above, right).

December 10 Webinar: The Outlook for Commercial Real Estate in NYC

Several Manhattan commercial buildings recently sold for a fraction of their pre-pandemic values. Many remain occupied at levels far below capacity. Owners of many of these buildings will find it difficult or impossible to adapt them to new uses such as apartments or hotels. What is the future for commercial real estate in NYC and other large cities? Are there also serious potential risks for banks that are major lenders in this sector? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) discusses these ideas with Stephen Riker, Vice Chair, Cushman & Wakefield – United States. With an introduction by Zicklin School Dean Bruce Weber and Q&A moderated by Associate Dean Gwendolyn Webb.

Zicklin in the Media

Alumna Lara Abrash (MBA, ’94) was profiled in Fortune.

Assistant Professor Lauren Aydinliyim (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) co-authored an article in Compensation & Benefits Review.

Alumnus Jermaine Scott Cherry (MBA, ’20) is now an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

Alumnus Abdourahamane Diallo (BBA, ’18) was named an Obama USA Leader.

Alumna Susan Fox (Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration, ’88) was named a 2024 Notable Leader in Healthcare by Crain’s New York Business.

Associate Professor Qiang Gao (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) co-authored research on crowdfunding and wrote about it for the American Marketing Association.

A commentary by Professor Theodore Joyce (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) on a paper for the Proceeds of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) was discussed in The Economist.

Assistant Professor Zhuping Liu (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business) co-authored research on crowdfunding and wrote about it for the American Marketing Association.

Assistant Professor Tsedale Melaku’s (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) research was cited in Forbes.

Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), was appointed to the New York City Panel on Climate Change.

Alumna Ilda Rastoder (BBA, ’10) was named to Crain’s New York‘s 40 Under 40 list.

Faculty member Robert A. Schwartz, the Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), was interviewed by Traders Magazine.