To accelerate both individual and organizational talent development, the Driehaus College of Business launched DePaul Executive Education this fall. Program offerings include: Open enrollment, 12-week, noncredit certificate programs for all levels of professionals seeking to upskill or reskill. Programs in business analytics and entrepreneurship will begin this winter and programs in health care management and business administration…
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DePaul Study Finds Some Banks Seek Political Influence Through Preferred Loan Terms
In 2008, Countrywide Financial, once the largest mortgage lender in the United States, was embroiled in a scandal that caused banks to rethink how they pursue political influence. For several years, Countrywide Financial offered loans with low interest rates and other benefits to members of Congress, congressional officials and directors at the U.S. government-sponsored mortgage…
Expanding the Pipeline of Diverse Business Talent
DePaul collaborates with businesses, non-profits and alumni to empower the career ambitions of underrepresented students While corporate America has made modest gains in diversifying its leadership, women and people of color remain underrepresented in the executive ranks of many industries. Women represent a mere 5% of C-suite leaders, according to the McKinsey-LeanIn.Org Women in…
Real-World Consulting Projects Prepare Students for Careers
Anissa Patterson (BUS ’21) took her first sports management class at the Driehaus College of Business three summers ago. At the time, Patterson was earning a business administration degree and unsure of what field she wanted to pursue, but she had always been an avid sports fan. So when she learned about a business class…
Navigating the New Workplace Norms
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally shifted traditional views of how and where we work, forging a new path toward increased remote and hybrid working environments. New challenges and opportunities are presenting themselves as organizations and their people adjust to changing workplace norms, with some teams staying fully or partially remote and others re-imagining what it means…
Remembering Richard H. Driehaus
My DePaul education, as both an undergraduate and through the graduate school of business, was an important factor in how my career and life have evolved. I commend the university for creating an environment that not only excels in education, but does so in a benevolent way.” — Richard H. Driehaus In 1970, Richard Driehaus…
The DePaul MBA Turns 70
DePaul University founded its current Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with little fanfare 70 years ago. The new degree received only a brief mention in the minutes of a business faculty meeting preserved in the Richardson Library archives. “Graduate work for the M.B.A. will begin in September and will be thirty hours with no…
