Gloria Urrea Wins Best Humanitarian Paper Award

Gloria Urrea Wins Best Humanitarian Paper Award

Sept. 19, 2021

Virtual volunteers help organizations make social impact through the use of online volunteering platforms, scarcely studied until now. After decades under the radar, the practice of online volunteering really hit its stride with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before COVID, most people thought of volunteering as giving their time...

Executive portrait of Kathryn Wendell, dressed in a dark jacket.

For Center’s New Leader, Sustainability is Personal

July 13, 2021

CESR’s new executive director brings a passion for the environment, and a career in social responsibility, to Leeds. Kathryn Wendell brings a leadership career in sustainability to the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility. Her experience includes assignments at the World Bank, Chevron, Stanford University and, most recently, the nonprofit...

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Build your Innovation Toolkit with a Certificate in Inclusive Leadership from the Leeds

May 23, 2021

Discover actionable and effective DEI strategies for leaders this summer through the Certificate in Inclusive Leadership from the Leeds School of Business. This summer, the Leeds School of Business is launching a new executive education program that translates the latest research on the importance of diversity and inclusion in corporate...

Mark Meaney Dakota Access Pipeline

Leading Journal Accepts Case Study on DAPL Social Risks and Financial Impacts

Feb. 26, 2021

Published work by CU Boulder academics on the Dakota Access Pipeline joins other influential research for current and forthcoming legislation. A study addressing the significant material costs associated with the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project was published in the latest issue of the New York University Journal of Legislation and...

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Collaboration is Good Business

Feb. 1, 2021

Collaboration is good for business. Cross-functional teams allow people to share best practices, problem solve from different points of view, and understand the larger context and potential impacts of their actions on the company as a whole. It also allows each team member to focus on their strengths, knowing that...

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Associate Professor Stefanie K. Johnson Receives Prestigious Agency Honor Award From NASA

Oct. 20, 2020

Johnson’s work on bringing diversity into the workplace disrupted hiring practices at NASA’s Hubble Telescope—virtually eliminating interviewer bias and increasing the number of diverse hires in a traditionally masculine field. Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, associate professor and author of this year’s Wall Street Journal bestseller Inclusify, received NASA’s prestigious 2020...

Exploring our Energy Future: State of the Renewables Industry Title Slide

Exploring the Future of Energy Launch Event

Sept. 21, 2020

This past week CESR launched a new series, Exploring the Future of Energy, which has been developed in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Schneider Electric . The first event, The State of the Renewables Industry, was anchored by Heidi VanGenderen , CU Boulder’s Chief Sustainability Officer...

CESR research director Clare Wang, Leeds Faculty

Introducing Clare Wang, CESR Research Director

Aug. 10, 2020

We are pleased to welcome Clare Wang , associate professor of accounting at Leeds, as CESR’s new Research Director. In this role, she will collaborate with the CESR team to help build stronger connections with faculty across divisions at Leeds, and will support the development of thought leadership in our...

Stefanie Johnson Asaf Bernstein and Sabrina Volpone thought leaders at Leeds

Leeds Faculty Research Investigates the Impact of Race on Business and Business on Racial Equity

July 13, 2020

Leeds School of Business faculty are involved in a wide range of research projects that are advancing our understanding of business, and leading to insights that will help companies become more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. Here are some of the incredible thought leaders with whom we at the Center for...

Peter McGraw Shtick to Business Book Cover

Beyond “Yes, and...” Professor Peter McGraw’s Shtick to Business Delivers Career Insights Inspired by Comedy

March 31, 2020

After more than a decade studying humor and teaching MBA students, Marketing Professor and humor scholar Peter McGraw , has turned his attention to translating lessons from comedy—some from his own comedy successes and failures—into business insights. McGraw’s latest book Shtick to Business launches , appropriately, April 1. Four “Sets”...

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