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| Zicklin Students Take First Place in National Real Estate Competition |
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Zicklin School undergraduates Viktar Kolatau, Samantha Brownlie, Kareena Ramsaran, and Yancel Tejada outperformed teams from some of the best real estate graduate programs in the country.
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| What a Zicklin Prof’s Research Taught Us About the Make America Healthy Again Movement |
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Are there toxins in those tater tots? Probably, if recent research by Professor Valerie Watnick (Department of Law) is any indication. But what she subsequently learned about the Make America Healthy Again movement was worse, galvanizing her to pen an article that was just published in the prestigious medical journal, JAMA Pediatrics.
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| ELEVATOR SERIES: An Elevator Ride with a Fitness-Forward Risk Management Master |
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If you’re ever in a descending elevator with Lecturer Ken Abbott of the Department of Law, chances are he’s headed to the fitness center in the basement of the Newman Vertical Campus. But pushup contests aren’t the reason his classes are so popular.
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NEW SERIES! Zicklin Undergrad Jay Li
Is the Dude with the Food |
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Zicklin School of Business undergrad 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.
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| The Sky’s the Limit for this Zicklin Alum Managing Over $1,000,000,000 in Operations |
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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.
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| Zicklin Undergrads Build App to Help NYC Designers Create More Inclusive Public Spaces |
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If you happen upon this outdoor art installation in Washington Heights this summer, be sure to scan the QR code displayed and fill out the survey it links to. You’ll be using a tool designed and built by Zicklin School students in the Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics.
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| In Memoriam: Professor J. David Lichtenthal |
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| Professor J. David Lichtenthal of the Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business passed away in January. A founding editor of the Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing, Lichtenthal was a nationally recognized scholar who served on the Zicklin faculty for almost four decades. In addition to his significant contributions to the Zicklin School’s business marketing curriculum, he was a dedicated teacher who was deeply committed to his students and to the advancement of marketing education. |
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| In Memoriam: Lene Skou, Deputy Director, Weissman Center for International Business |
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Lene Skou, deputy director of the Weissman Center for International Business and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Law, passed away in late February. Over her 25 years at the Weissman Center, she helped position Baruch as a hub for dialogue on international business, trade, and policy. She also taught courses in business law, public international law, and the law of the European Union, and was well known for her warmth, professionalism, and passion for making complex global issues accessible to students. |
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| March 10 Webinar: Is Shareholder Democracy Enhanced or Diminished by the New Executive Order on Proxy Voting? |
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Shareholders traditionally control major corporate issues through the voting of proxies. For low-fee passive funds holding many stocks, as well as smaller active funds, that model is less clear. Since these funds can’t afford to research countless proxy items, they rely on proxy advisors’ recommendations instead. A presidential Executive Order (Dec. 11, 2025) entitled “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors,” upends this system by instructing agencies of government to prioritize investment returns as they increase oversight and regulation of proxy advisory firms. The order also deemphasizes DEI and ESG, stating that “investor returns should be the only priority.” If this new order narrows, delays, or reduces access to proxy research, how can both passive and smaller funds vote thoughtfully across their portfolios? What might this mean for stocks, governance, and efficiency—and what happens to DEI and ESG? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) leads the conversation with Sonali Hazarika and Leonard Kostovetsky, associate professors in the Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance at the Zicklin School. With an introduction by Dean Bruce Weber and Q&A moderated by Associate Dean Gwendolyn Webb.
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| Zicklin in the Media |
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Alumnus Edward Aw (DBA, ’22) co-authored an article that was published in the Journal of Investing.
Alumnus Kaustubh Bhatt (Executive MBA, ’20) is now senior regional medical affairs director at Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Undergraduate A’kish El (BBA, ’27) was featured on CBS This Morning.
Alumnus Tammer Farid (BBA, ’11) is now the head men’s basketball coach at Baruch College.
Alumnus Edward Herrera (Executive MBA, ’15) spoke on The Uncaged Show podcast.
Undergraduate Aidan Herzlinger (BBA, ’27) was featured on CBS This Morning.
Assistant Professor Maggie Hu (William Newman Department of Real Estate) spoke with CFO Brew about commercial real estate.
Alumnus James Massa (Executive MS in Finance, ’08) spoke at the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival trade show in France.
Alumnus Dave Pompeii (Executive MS in Finance, ’16) won the LEO Medical Affairs – Field Medical Outstanding Achievement for Innovation Award.
Alumna Gina Rivera (Executive MS in Human Resource Management, ’22) is now director of employee relations at The Grove XXIII.
Alumna Seema Shah (Executive MBA, ’18) is now founder, South Asian Women in AI Ethics.
Undergraduate Ranjana Swaminathan (BBA, ’26) was quoted in Campus News New York.
Assistant Professor Isaac Vaghefi (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) was interviewed about social media addiction.
Alumna Schiro Withanachchi (DBA, ’22) gave a presentation to the EducationUSA United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission.
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| Zicklin Events |
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All events are virtual unless otherwise stated.
Learn more about Zicklin’s graduate and executive programs by registering for information sessions, open houses, and webinars here.
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