Laura Kohl (MBA ’94) remembers when she started to think like an entrepreneur, and it involves Airfone, a pioneering company at the time. She was working toward her MBA in management information systems at DePaul in the early 1990s and had an assignment to bring in a business leader to talk about starting their company….
Accountancy Professor Kelly Richmond Pope Publishes New Book on Fraud
Spotlight on Research by DePaul Business Faculty “Anyone can be victimized by fraud, commit fraud or report fraud. No one is immune. I’ve seen so much over the past 20 years and wanted to offer something from the research that people can use,” says Professor Kelly Richmond Pope, whose new book, “Fool Me Once: Scams,…
Q&A with Hui Lin: Accountancy Professor, School Director and Global Perspectives Advocate
Professor Hui Lin is the recipient of two DePaul Excellence in Teaching Awards. But her influence on student success extends far beyond the classroom. Lin is director of the School of Accountancy & MIS, and she was recently named Deloitte Foundation Endowed Professor at DePaul University. Before these roles, Lin spent a good amount of…
Holland Initiative Supports Women in Finance
The newly established Lori Holland Initiative for Women awarded its first scholarships this spring, part of its mission to elevate opportunities for DePaul women and their allies to advance in the fields of finance and investment management. The multi-pronged initiative is funded by a generous gift honoring the late DePaul alumna Lorraine “Lori” Holland (BUS…
DePaul University Invests $100K in Alumna-Founded Media Company
Visual Feeder receives first investment from Halperin Emerging Company Fund DePaul University made its first investment of $100,000 from the new Halperin Emerging Company Fund in Visual Feeder, an experiential media company co-founded by a Driehaus College of Business alumna. Yaxi Yang (BUS ’14) and her brother Eddie Yang co-founded Visual Feeder, which produces immersive…
BETA Hub Infuses Tech into Business Education
The Driehaus College of Business opened a new resource center in January that is infusing emerging technologies into student classwork and faculty research. BETA Hub — short for Business Education in Technology and Analytics Hub — offers a collection of teaching and research resources that includes virtual reality headsets, a blog creators’ studio, a Neurobusiness…
DePaul Executive Education Launches
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…
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…
DePaul Business College Welcomes New Leaders and Faculty Members
Four faculty members have been promoted to academic leadership roles within the Driehaus College of Business this academic year. The new leaders are: Hui Lin, director of the School of Accountancy & MIS. Recognized for her teaching excellence, Lin has expertise in knowledge management, accounting information systems and internal controls. Anthony LoSasso, chair of the…
Driehaus Cup Debuts as Part of New Core Curriculum
Two teams of undergraduate business students have been named co-champions of the inaugural Driehaus Cup, the Driehaus College of Business’s new quarterly business pitch competition, which was held Nov. 16 at the DePaul Lincoln Park Campus Student Center. The competition is the culminating project of the college’s new course, Business 101: Business Fundamentals and the…
