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New M.S. Degree in Energy and Sustainability Management

Press Releases The SMU Cox School of Business and its Maguire Energy Institute are launching a new graduate degree program: the Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability Management (MSESM).

December 19, 2024

The SMU Cox MBA: 75 Years in a Changing World

CoxToday The SMU Cox MBA is marking 75 transformative years of preparing the next generation of leaders to take on the business challenges of today and the future.

December 13, 2024

Meet the SMU Cox Student Pursuing an Ironman World Record

CoxToday Balancing her Online MBA studies at SMU Cox with about eight hours of triathlon training per day, Dallas native Ariana Luterman attributes her drive to the power of goal setting.

December 03, 2024

Annual SMU Cox Dallas 100™ Awards Gala Honors DFW Entrepreneurship

Press Releases The SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit Tuesday night with a gala and awards dinner at the Dallas Hyatt Regency. The alphabetical list of the 2024 Dallas 100 winning companies was released.

November 15, 2024

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To Legalize Online Gambling or Not? It’s Complicated

Faculty Research SMU Cox professor Wayne Taylor recently conducted research explores online gambling legalization, analyzing its impact on tax revenue and gambling behavior across states.

September 26, 2024

To Legalize Online Gambling or Not? It’s Complicated

Faculty Research SMU Cox professor Wayne Taylor recently conducted research explores online gambling legalization, analyzing its impact on tax revenue and gambling behavior across states.

September 26, 2024

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Spectacular: Movie Piracy Research Offers Broad Implications for Digital Economy

Faculty Research In the paper, "Avengers Assemble! When Digital Piracy Increases Box Office Demand," Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of SMU Cox and coauthors explore how digital piracy impacts the demand for creative goods, specifically movies, with broad implications for the digital world.

September 23, 2024

Spectacular: Movie Piracy Research Offers Broad Implications for Digital Economy

CoxToday In the paper, "Avengers Assemble! When Digital Piracy Increases Box Office Demand," Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of SMU Cox and coauthors explore how digital piracy impacts the demand for creative goods, specifically movies, with broad implications for the digital world.

September 23, 2024

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Big Mortgage Data: How Minority Underrepresentation Impacts Home Loans

CoxToday How does under-representation of minorities matter when getting a loan for a home? “Arguably, the residential mortgage market is probably the most important credit market for households in the U.S.,” Finance Professor Ruidi Huang of SMU Cox notes about research, forthcoming in the Journal of Finance. Mortgage lending in the U.S. has traditionally been viewed as a place where hard information dominates. The study suggests that minority loan officers may use more soft information signals about minority borrowers, which makes a difference.

September 23, 2024

Spectacular: Movie Piracy Research Offers Broad Implications for Digital Economy

CoxToday In the paper, "Avengers Assemble! When Digital Piracy Increases Box Office Demand," Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of SMU Cox and coauthors explore how digital piracy impacts the demand for creative goods, specifically movies, with broad implications for the digital world.

September 23, 2024

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In Conversation: Arjan Singh, Adjunct Professor, Talks on Corporate War Games Design

Faculty Research Consultant and Adjunct Professor at SMU Cox, Arjan Singh talks to Harvard Business Review on how to design corporate war games.

September 11, 2024

A Journey of 4,000+ Miles Leads to a Greater Understanding of the Health Impacts of Nature

Faculty Research In a recently published paper titled “Experiencing Nature Leads to Healthier Food Choices,” SMU Cox Marketing Professor Maria Langlois, with co-author Pierre Chandon, explore how exposure to nature encourages healthier food choices.

September 11, 2024

NFL Player and SMU Grad Kelvin Beachum Talks About Servant Leadership

CoxToday Beachum’s appearance capped the first year of the Leaders on Leadership speaker series at Cox, in which celebrated professionals in their fields discuss their philosophies of leadership with students and the general public.

August 31, 2024

How 360 Mining Uses Natural Gas to Mine Bitcoin

CoxToday Bitcoin mining requires enormous amounts of cheap energy. In this article, we talk to 360 Mining, whose founders say the solution is natural gas.

August 26, 2024

A Journey of 4,000+ Miles Leads to a Greater Understanding of the Health Impacts of Nature

CoxToday Maria Langlois, Assistant Professor at the Cox School, published co-authored research on the positive experiences of nature on one's food choices.

August 26, 2024

Bumble Founder and Executive Chair Whitney Wolfe Herd Talks Leadership at SMU

CoxToday Whitney Wolfe Herd’s career as a leader recently came full circle when she spoke at SMU Cox’s Leaders on Leadership event series to a packed room of listeners.

August 05, 2024

Crypto Fundraising and Thank-You Gifts: Lessons Learned from Ukraine

CoxToday SMU Cox Professor Jane Tan's research explores the innovative use of cryptocurrency in Ukraine’s 2022 fundraising campaign during Russia's attack. The study reveals key differences in donation trends between Bitcoin and Ethereum, influenced by crypto rewards.

July 19, 2024

Summer 2024 Quotables: Faculty Share Insights in the Media

CoxToday Learn from our faculty as they share wisdom for their research and discipline throughout local and national media outlets.

July 19, 2024

How SMU Cox Is Forging the Future of Business Education

CoxToday SMU Cox School of Business Dean Matthew Myers discusses how the new David B. Miller Business Quadrangle will forge the future of business education.

July 19, 2024

New Classroom Technology Brings Experiential Learning

CoxToday Learn more about the new virtual and video learning classroom technologies available to SMU Cox School students and faculty.

July 19, 2024

Cause for Celebration

CoxToday SMU and the Cox community dedicate the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle.

July 19, 2024

SMU’s ACC Move Marks a New Era

CoxToday The SMU ACC membership ushers the school into a transformative new era. Read more about the changes leadership is anticipating.

July 19, 2024

Designed For People, Fueled By Technology

CoxToday Thanks to the addition of cutting-edge technology, the newly renovated and expanded SMU Cox School of Business will transform the classroom experience.

July 19, 2024

Cox Commencement May 10-11, 2024

CoxToday Review photos from the spring 2024 Commencement at SMU Cox.

July 19, 2024

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Cox School Honors Four Alumni at Annual Awards Luncheon

CoxToday Cox School Honors Four Alumni at Annual Awards Luncheon

July 19, 2024

Adopting Emerging AI Technology for Healthcare

CoxToday In October, SMU Cox Executive Education Leadership Initiative is hosting a conference, which will focus on how adopting AI for healthcare can improve the consumer experience.

July 01, 2024

Leadership transition for SMU Cox

On Friday, June 14, 2024, Matthew B. Myers, the ninth Dean of the Cox School of Business, announced his intention to transition out of his role by the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.

June 14, 2024

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David B. Miller Business Quadrangle Dedicated

Press Releases On Friday, May 3, 2024, the SMU Cox School of Business community dedicated the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle with a ceremony, remarks from campus leaders, and a celebratory lunch.

May 03, 2024

SMU Cox Honors Alumni Business Success in 2024 Awards

Press Releases The SMU Cox School of Business honored three 2024 Distinguished Alumni and two Outstanding Young Alumni during its Alumni Awards luncheon. The event is held every May at the start of commencement weekend on the SMU campus. Award nominations are submitted to the SMU Cox Alumni Association for consideration by a selection committee.

April 05, 2024

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Two Class of ’24 BBAs Selected as “Best and Brightest” Undergraduate Business Majors

Cox News Mohan Desai ('24) and Lydia Garrett ('24) have been named among Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors of 2024.

April 04, 2024

Coin Offerings: The Economics of Blockchain-Based Platforms and Their Tokens

CoxToday Professor Rowena Gan of the ITOM department at SMU Cox published research on the economics of blockchain-based platforms and their tokens.

March 18, 2024

Bond Markets in the Time of COVID

Cox News When there is a dash for cash, where do bond traders turn? During a COVID bond market meltdown period, it was good old-fashioned conservative insurance companies to the rescue. Associate Professor of Finance Alex Zhou of SMU Cox and his coauthors studied what happened to bond market liquidity during the time of COVID, when fixed income markets were essentially dysfunctional. Looking at the really big picture, they show that stable funders are where it’s at. “We don’t think about them, but when you need them—you need them,” Zhou states.

March 11, 2024

Bond Markets in the Time of COVID

CoxToday Finance Professor Alex Zhou of SMU Cox and his coauthors wanted to study what happened to bond market liquidity during the time of COVID.

March 08, 2024

William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Senior Business Leader Joins SMU Cox Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Press Releases Veteran leader Joshua Taylor has joined SMU Cox School of Business as the Managing Director of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Taylor will be responsible for leading the Institute’s goals, programs and operations, in alignment with the overall mission and vision of SMU Cox, Co-Founding Directors Megha Tolia and Nirav Tolia and benefactor Dr. William S. Spears.

March 07, 2024

Leaders on Leadership Series Continues

Cox News Join us on February 15th, 2024 for the Leaders on Leadership: Fireside Chat Speaker Series with R. Gerald Turner, President of SMU.

February 07, 2024

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Congrats to Chiefs owner Clark Hunt (BBA '87), and former SMU WR turned Chiefs rookie Rashee Rice, for winning Superbowl LVIII!

Cox News Congratulations! SMU Cox Executive Board Member Clark Hunt's Chiefs took their talents to Las Vegas against the 49ers, winning 25 to 22.

February 02, 2024

Leaders on Leadership Series Continues

Cox News Join us for the Leaders on Leadership: Fireside Chat Speaker Series with Ken Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The first 100 attendees will receive a free copy of Hersh’s book, The Fastest Tortoise: Winning in Industries I Knew Nothing About.

January 23, 2024

Class Notes from Across the Cox Alumni Network

CoxToday Review class notes from our Cox School alumni.

January 16, 2024

Business Titans Megha and Nirav Tolia Join the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

CoxToday Business Titans Nirav and Megha Tolia Join SMU Cox’s William S. Spears Institute of Entrepreneurial Leadership as Co-Directors.

January 16, 2024

How the SMU Cox Master’s in Real Estate Program Is Opening Career Doors Across North Texas

CoxToday Consider pursuit of our new MSRE, Master of Science in Real Estate, here at SMU Cox. This graduate degree gets you in the door of the DFW real estate market.

January 16, 2024

The SMU Cox Subiendo Academy Helps Shape a New Generation of Leaders

CoxToday The goals of the Subiendo Academy are to help students cultivate leadership skills, gain confidence and see themselves at a higher education institution like SMU.

January 16, 2024

Winter 2024 Quotables: Faculty Share Insights in the Media

CoxToday Review key quotes from our Winter 2024 CoxToday Magazine.

January 16, 2024

David B. Miller Business Quadrangle Nears Completion

CoxToday We approach a new era at the Cox School of Business. Learn about the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle.

January 16, 2024

A Conversation with Ken Hersh

CoxToday Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, joins the Cox School for our Leaders on Leadership Series of fireside chats.

January 16, 2024

Speaker Series Explores What it Takes to be a True Leader

CoxToday In Fall 2023, SMU Cox School of Business launched its Leadership Speaker Series, which is free to attend and open to the public

January 16, 2024

Integrating Energy and Sustainability into a New MS Program

CoxToday The future of energy and sustainability is fused into a single new SMU Cox Master’s degree, beginning in Fall 2025.

January 16, 2024

The Wall Street Journal Publishes Bob Lawson Editorial

Cox News Wall Street Journal publishes op ed by SMU Cox's Bob Lawson, Clinical Professor and Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom, on the impact of James Gwartney's work globally.

January 12, 2024

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SW Graduate School of Banking Foundation Announces New Leadership

Press Releases Following a national search, William T. Chittenden, Ph.D., has been selected as the President and CEO of the SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) Foundation, headquartered at the SMU Cox School of Business. Dr. Chittenden, whose new role took effect earlier this month, most recently served as Chief Academic Officer of SWGSB and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. The selection follows previous President and CEO Jeffrey R. Schmid’s appointment to President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in August 2023.

January 12, 2024

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Power of Persuasion in the Financial Side of the C-Suite

Cox News Being really confident can have its rewards. From the third in a sequel of papers that delve into the characteristics of narcissistic executives and how their personalities impact corporate decision-making and financial performance, SMU Cox Assistant Professor of Accounting Sean Wang further analyzes how the personality trait of narcissism impacts the C-suite through the chief financial officer role.

January 10, 2024

Putting the “SMU” into Smucker’s

CoxToday Holly Ekizian shares how the SMU Cox Marketing Academy helped prepare her to land a J.M Smucker internship last summer in Ohio.

November 22, 2023

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Healthcare Job Finder Named Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company in Dallas Area

Press Releases The SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit Thursday night with a gala and awards dinner at the Dallas Hyatt Regency. The alphabetical list of the 2023 Dallas 100 winning companies was released.

November 03, 2023

New Frontiers in Competition and the World’s Most Valuable Brands

Faculty Research In new research, Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of SMU Cox and Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office analyze new products and services in the digital world, which helps in explaining the rise of intangible assets among firms.

October 31, 2023

New Frontiers in Competition and the World’s Most Valuable Brands

CoxToday When the world’s most valuable brands—Apple, Amazon, Google—enter new digital industries, do they encourage or discourage product market competition? In new research, Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of SMU Cox and Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office analyze new products and services in the digital world, offering explanation about the rise of intangible assets among firms. This entirely new terrain of economic thought effectively blows up classical economic growth models and leans more in Schumpeter’s creative destruction.

October 31, 2023

Power of Persuasion in the Financial Side of the C-Suite

Faculty Research In new research, Wang of SMU Cox and coauthors explore why narcissists are more promotable, enjoy longer tenures, and earn higher compensation than their peers.

October 28, 2023

Proving Gender Bias is Hard: Cox Professors Did, With the Help of a Nobel Prize-Winner

Faculty Research In groundbreaking research, Darius Miller and Ruidi Huang of SMU Cox, with coauthor Erik Mayer, examine gender bias in promotions within the U.S. financial industry.

September 25, 2023

Proving Gender Bias is Hard: Cox Professors Did, With the Help of a Nobel Prize-Winner

CoxToday The research goes beyond simply documenting that women are promoted less then men, the often-cited gender gap — it shows hard evidence that gender bias can explain why the gender gap exists. Their large-scale sample covers approximately 72,000 workers from over 1,000 mortgage companies, also known as shadow banks.

September 25, 2023

Innovation Economy: Re-thinking Competition for Venture Capital Investment

CoxToday SMU Cox Professors Nuri Ersahin and Ruidi Huang find that state investment tax credits may deter reputable venture capitalists, altering startup dynamics negatively.

September 19, 2023

SMU Cox Associate Finance Professor Feng Zhang Co-Authors Research

Cox News What dictates returns in foreign stocks? Is it driven by corporate events, market dynamics, or the attributes of the company? Research by SMU Cox Associate Finance Professor Feng Zhang and coauthors explores whether key events are understood by the market.

September 15, 2023

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The SMU Cox Spears Institute for Entrepreneurship Names Co-Directors

Cox News Proven business entrepreneurs and executives Megha Tolia and Nirav Tolia have been named co-founding directors of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in SMU Cox School of Business. The Spears Institute is designed to encourage business creation, leadership development and economic growth, strengthening areas that are critical to the future of the Dallas business economy

September 11, 2023

Women of West Africa: Future Leaders Envision the Rewards of Entrepreneurship

CoxToday In an in-country study, SMU Cox Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley and her coauthor Caroline Fry at the University of Hawai'i highlight how the women of Sierra Leone view the path of entrepreneurship. It is a unique window into how a low-income country, plagued by headwinds, is choosing to move forward with its bright minds, and the role of women in rebuilding that future.

August 31, 2023

Bush Center President and CEO Named Cox School's Inaugural Distinguished Executive in Residence

Cox News The SMU Cox School of Business proudly announces that Ken Hersh, president and chief executive officer of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, has accepted an appointment as the Cox School’s inaugural Distinguished Executive in Residence. This honorary position for distinguished business leaders and preeminent figures is part of an initiative to broaden the School’s influence as a thought leader in business. The 2023-2024 academic year is the first of Hersh’s four-year appointment, with potential for re-appointment.

August 21, 2023

Caleb Messer ('23) named a Poets&Quants 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA

Cox News Messer was recognized as “a humble, compassionate, and powerful visionary,” who “seeks to find the best in others, while at the same time seeking to become the best version of himself.” He is currently President and CEO at GME Supply, which was recently acquired by Incline Equity Partners.

August 18, 2023

Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation President/CEO Jeffrey Schmid to lead Kansas City Fed

Press Releases President and CEO of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation at SMU Cox School of Business Jeff Schmid has been appointed president and CEO of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Schmid has been a member of the Cox School’s Executive Board since 2007 and will continue to serve on the Board. Read here for details.

August 02, 2023

SMU Cox Assistant Dean of Diversity and Adjunct Professor Steve Denson explores “What Happens When You Assign a Case in a Different Language?”

Cox News SMU Cox Assistant Dean of Diversity and Adjunct Professor Steve Denson explores “What Happens When You Assign a Case in a Different Language” in an article published with Harvard Business Publishing Education in Inspiring Minds. Read the article to learn more about the beneficial outcomes of this unique teaching approach.

July 26, 2023

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