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Poets and Quants Names Two Cox MBA Best and Brightest

Cox News Congratulations to two members of the Cox Full-Time MBA Class of ’21, Bailey Bennett and Stacy C. Tubonemi, listed among the Poets and Quants "100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2021”, published today.

May 10, 2021

Cox School Celebrates 2021 Alumni Honorees

Cox News The ��ҽ�Cox School of Business honored four alumni at its annual Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Luncheon Friday, May 7.

May 07, 2021

��ҽ�Cox MBA Degree Programs Now STEM-Designated

Cox News The Cox School of Business at ��ҽ�Methodist University (��ҽ�Cox) distinguishes itself once again by joining top-ranked business schools to offer a STEM-designated MBA program.

May 07, 2021

Business Law at Cox Is Crucial to a Well-Rounded Business Education

Cox News Professors with real-world experience offer invaluable expertise to their students, and in the business law department at ��ҽ�Cox School of Business, there is no shortage of that firsthand experience among faculty members.

May 05, 2021

Students Win Big in Annual EMBA Business Plan Competition

Cox News Executive MBA students went head-to-head in the Cox School’s annual EMBA Business Plan Competition Friday, April 23.

May 03, 2021

Adjunct Professor Rogge Dunn Names Classroom in Collins Center

Cox News The long-time adjunct professor for the Executive MBA program announced a gift to support ��ҽ�Cox by naming a classroom: the Rogge, Cathy, and Ross Dunn Classroom in the James M. Collins Executive Education Center.

April 23, 2021

Cox BBAs Win National Negotiation Competition

Cox News The ��ҽ�Cox BBA Negotiation Team emerged victorious last Friday in the National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition, hosted by Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.

April 19, 2021

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Free Market Action Can Best Prepare Texas’ Energy Grid for the Future

Cox News Texas' February winter storm drew national and international attention. The Cox School’s Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute, and Robert Lawson, director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, noticed a couple of concerning patterns in the coverage.

April 14, 2021

Emissions Disclosures by U.S. Manufacturers Shows Reductions: The Reasons Why Surprise

Faculty Research This study is one of the first to quantify the effects of disclosing GHG emissions when the bulk of emitters transition from no disclosure to public disclosure.

April 13, 2021

Sharoll and Bryan S. Sheffield Commit $15 Million To ��ҽ�Cox School of Business

Cox News A $15 million gift from Sharoll and Bryan S. Sheffield ’01 to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will empower future entrepreneurs by creating new technology-equipped collaborative spaces.

April 12, 2021

Student Spotlight: Risheek Kosuri

It's always been part of Risheek Kosuri's long-term plan to pursue an MBA. Read more about why he chose the MBA Direct at ��ҽ�Cox.

April 06, 2021

Poets & Quants Names Two Cox BBAs Best & Brightest

Cox News Congratulations to Cox BBA students Aysegul Ates and Cameron Police, included among 2021’s “100 Best & Brightest BBA Students,” published this week by Poets & Quants for Undergrads.

April 06, 2021

Student Spotlight: Samantha Simank

Samantha Simank, MBA Direct '23, is excited about how ��ҽ�Cox will help her become the strategic and confident leader she wants to be.

April 01, 2021

��ҽ�Cox Is Planning For The New Future Of Business Education

The pandemic forced ��ҽ�Cox to pivot to online learning almost overnight. Now, looking to its second century, the business school is laying the groundwork for a more innovative and collaborative future.

March 31, 2021

Takeaways from the GameStop Stock Saga

Cox News To help make sense of what occurred behind the scenes as well as the implications the event might have on the future market, three ��ҽ�Cox Professors share their top takeaways.

March 31, 2021

What Can We Do In One Day?

Cox News April 13 is ��ҽ�Giving Day – the one day of the year for all Mustangs to come together in support of the ��ҽ�causes and students we care about most. Giving day is not about how much we each give, it’s about the impact we can make as a collective. The more Mustangs who give, the more positive change we can create.

March 25, 2021

Simon Mak Wants to Cultivate Dallas’ Startup Scene

Cox News Recently named to the Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ��ҽ�Cox Professor of Practice Simon Mak wants Dallas to be at the top of the startup scene.

March 17, 2021

Engineering His Own Success: JT Hale's Pursuit of an MBA Direct at ��ҽ�Cox

JT Hale was looking for the right program for the next stage of his career, and when he found the ��ҽ�Cox MBA Direct program–it was the perfect fit.

March 14, 2021

��ҽ�Cox Is Planning For The New Future Of Business Education

Cox News As ��ҽ�Cox reflects on its first century and how it adapted with the pandemic, the School is innovating and adapting for the future of business education.

March 10, 2021

Working to Make Business Education More Inclusive

Cox News Led by ��ҽ�Cox Assistant Dean of Diversity Steve Denson, the School works with diversity officers campus-wide to recruit students from all backgrounds, welcome new faculty members, support student clubs, and more.

March 10, 2021

New NextGen Cox Curriculum Prepares MBA Students to Be Leaders

Cox News The ��ҽ�Cox School of Business’ new cutting-edge NextGen Cox Curriculum focuses on leadership, analytics and experiential learning to prepare MBA students for fulfilling, successful careers.

February 26, 2021

��ҽ�Cox Dallas 100™ Names Clavis Capital Partners Area’s Fastest Growing Entrepreneurial Business

Cox News The event marks the Caruth Institute’s 30th Dallas 100 awards ceremony. It was live-streamed this year because of COVID-19. The online presentation was facilitated by business-to-business media provider MarketScale, one of this year’s Dallas 100 honorees.

February 18, 2021

��ҽ�Cox Dallas 100™ Names Clavis Capital Partners Area’s Fastest Growing Entrepreneurial Business

Press Releases The event marks the Caruth Institute’s 30th Dallas 100 awards ceremony. It was live-streamed this year because of COVID-19. The online presentation was facilitated by business-to-business media provider MarketScale, one of this year’s Dallas 100 honorees.

February 18, 2021

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How ��ҽ�Cox Prepares MBA Graduates for the C-Suite

Explore how the online, part-time leadership MBA program from ��ҽ�Cox School of Business puts professionals on the path to the C-suite.

February 15, 2021

��ҽ�Cox To Be Presenting Sponsor Of Inaugural Leaders In Diversity Awards

Cox News ��ҽ�Cox School of Business announces it will be a presenting sponsor of the first-ever Dallas Business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity Awards on Thursday, March 4. Dallas-based law firm Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP is also a lead sponsor.

February 12, 2021

��ҽ�Cox Receives $15 Million Gift from the Bridwells

Cox News A $15 million gift from Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell, BBA ’73, MBA ’74, to ��ҽ�Cox School of Business will generate transformational economic research and cutting-edge business education for generations to come.

February 10, 2021

Leading the Way with Virtual Immersions at ��ҽ�Cox: A Conversation with Arjan Singh

Adjunct Professor Arjan Singh believes that virtual business will continue post-pandemic, so ��ҽ�Cox is innovating with interactive virtual programs.

February 01, 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Coworker Compassion and Reforms

Faculty Research ��ҽ�Cox management and organizations associate professor Marcus Butts and his co-authors discover that coworkers are displaying more concern for and less mistreatment of ill colleagues rather than self-interested behavior in this time of COVID-19.

January 26, 2021

��ҽ�Basketball Player Everett Ray Excels On The Court And In Cox Finance Program

Cox News It makes for a busy junior year, but the balancing act is nothing new for Ray, who’s always been determined to succeed on and off the court. We asked him about this season.

January 13, 2021

11 ��ҽ�Cox Student Leaders Advocating For Workplace Diversity

Cox News Workplace diversity and inclusion efforts only work when everyone has a seat at the table. These student-led organizations are creating space for these efforts at ��ҽ�Cox School of Business and beyond.

January 12, 2021

Spatial Landscape Helps Determine Loyalty Programs’ Success

Faculty Research Starting in the airline industry in the 1980s, loyalty programs have been adopted in businesses such as hotels, casinos, retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants. In novel research, Marketing Professor Wayne Taylor of ��ҽ�Cox and co-author Brett Hollenbeck analyze the competitive “spatial” landscape surrounding the customer and identify actionable marketing insights.

January 05, 2021

How to Choose a Top-Ranked Online MBA in Dallas-Ft. Worth

Students who live and work in Dallas-Ft. Worth can benefit from the ��ҽ�Cox Online MBA.

January 03, 2021

A New Gift Announced for Bolin-Bridwell Hall

Cox News A $7.5 million gift will allow ��ҽ�Cox School of Business to build the new Bolin-Bridwell Hall, which will support innovative teaching practices and build the collaboration skills that top companies seek and that entrepreneurs need.

December 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox’s New Heppner Family Commons Will Foster Collaboration

Cox News An $11.5 million gift from Aurelia and Brad Heppner, BBA, BS, BA ’88, and their family to ��ҽ�Cox School of Business will strengthen the School’s commitment to fostering the leadership skills of tomorrow’s executives and to investing in groundbreaking research that impacts the business world.

December 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox To Build A New Facility For Its Second Century

Cox News The new facility could provide classrooms that feature a more seamless integration of technology and more collaborative workspaces. The School’s location on campus means that a new Cox building design could facilitate greater interaction, not only between faculty and students within the Cox School, but also between other colleges and faculties at the University.

December 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox Public Firms a Fraction of Borrowers from Government Stimulus During Pandemic

Faculty Research New research by ��ҽ�Cox finance professor Anna Cororaton and Samuel Rosen of Temple University sheds light on which public firms applied for and received stimulus funds, in one of the first empirical studies of the unprecedented fiscal programs to help keep American businesses afloat during the pandemic.

December 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox’s Vishal Ahuja Improves Patient Care

Faculty Research An assistant professor of information technology and operations management (ITOM) at ��ҽ�Cox and an adjunct professor of clinical sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Ahuja leans on his years of experience in the corporate world to apply principles of operations management and data analytics to local healthcare data and improve patient outcomes and efficiency of care.

December 18, 2020

Edwin L. Cox, Sr.

Cox News ��ҽ�and the Cox School mourn the passing of renowned Dallas business leader, entrepreneur, public servant, educational pioneer and longtime University supporter and trustee emeritus Edwin L. Cox, Sr. ’42, who died Thursday, November 5, 2020. We are grateful to Edwin L. Cox, Sr. for a lifetime of working together with ��ҽ�and the Edwin L. Cox School of Business.

December 16, 2020

National Security Law Deters Foreign Investment in the U.S.

Faculty Research ��ҽ�Cox Finance Professor Darius Miller examines the effects of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act on shareholder wealth and the U.S. economy.

December 16, 2020

Women in Leadership – Leading with Strength & Impact to Change Bias Against Women Leaders

Cox News Dr. Candice Bledsoe and Ana Rodriguez join Ivy Exec to review specific examples of bias, discuss research-backed recommendations for what to do to combat these biases and propose actionable steps toward a more equitable (and profitable) workplace.

December 15, 2020

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Online MBA Immersion: Students at ��ҽ�Cox Consult with the Largest Foster Care Charity in the UK

Online MBA students at ��ҽ�Cox participated in the London Immersion where they consulted with TACT, the largest foster care charity in the UK.

December 15, 2020

Brierley Institute Research Analyzes The Pandemic’s Effect On Retail, Travel And Entertainment

Faculty Research “Our biggest challenge is to spread the word from what we’re learning beyond the classroom to reach today’s marketers.”

December 15, 2020

Visual Finance 101: Red Color Influences Investor Behavior

Faculty Research New research by ��ҽ�Cox marketing professor Milica Mormann and coauthors Bazley and Cronqvist reveals how the visual presentation of financial information impacts important financial decisions.

December 09, 2020

Meet ��ҽ�Cox’s New Executive Education Professor of Practice: Lt. Col. Jason Galui

Seeking opportunities to share his experiences and expertise beyond the uniform, he joined the Cox School in August as an Executive Education Professor of Practice, working with leadership training for corporate partners.

December 02, 2020

Women Pursuing MBAs Is Important for Representation in Leadership

Cox News Business schools can play a large role in improving those odds and in helping companies diversify and strengthen by introducing more women into the C-suite.

December 01, 2020

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How to Lead a Team in Times of Uncertainty

Here are six tips to help you lead a team in times of uncertainty and economic recession.

November 30, 2020

Graduate Programs Must Adapt Today for Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Cox News In the spring, the Cox School’s graduate admissions teams took special note of a trend among applicants for the ��ҽ�Cox Online MBA program. ��ҽ�Cox has always been a magnet for highly motivated, ambitious young professionals — but this was different.

November 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox’s Newest Professor Zhen Zhang Goes Beyond the Numbers

Faculty Research Meet professor Zhen Zhang, ��ҽ�Cox School of Business’ newest faculty addition. Zhang brings his substantive expertise in leadership and analytical methods to the School.

November 12, 2020

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Adapting and Prospering in a Virtual World

Regardless of the industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has left most working professionals with two choices: adapt or stay stagnant. While the unexpected reality we face today may be alarming at first glance, the ability to change is a necessity to thrive in today's world.

November 09, 2020

MBA Energy Club Takes First Place

Cox News A team of two second years and three first year ��ҽ�Cox MBA students representing the MBA Energy Club claimed first place and an $11,000 top prize at this year’s National Energy Finance Challenge (NEFC) hosted by the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business.

October 30, 2020

Think Global, Act Virtual: Assistant Dean Linda Kao Helps Move the Online MBA Immersion Program to a New Format

Assistant Dean Linda Kao helped create the first virtual Immersion experience for Online MBA students.

October 27, 2020

��ҽ�Cox Dallas 100 Announces 100 Fastest Growing, Privately Held Companies in Dallas Area

Press Releases The ��ҽ�Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship has released the names of the entrepreneurial businesses that made it into this year’s coveted list of Dallas 100 companies.

October 27, 2020

Who Fared Better or Worse After Wright Amendment Repeal? Deciphering Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Network Changes

Faculty Research Dallas Love Field and Southwest airline passengers received multiple boons when the Wright Amendment was repealed in late 2014. There were more nonstop flights and destinations, more gates at Love Field and reduced fares. Media stories reported that this policy reversal was a positive development. However, in new research, ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of ��ҽ�Cox and co-authors show that the repeal had some unintended consequences.

October 21, 2020

Celebrating a True Visionary: Edwin L. Cox, Sr.

Cox News On October 15, 2020, as part of celebrating 100 years of business education at SMU, the ��ҽ�Cox School of Business honored Edwin L. Cox, Sr. ’42 with the inaugural Cox Visionary Award for his extraordinary leadership and contributions to the business community. Mr. Cox, for whom SMU’s business school was named in 1978, exemplifies the vision, civic engagement and can-do spirit that inspire the best in all of us today and shape the business world changers of tomorrow.

October 16, 2020

Investing in a culture of collaboration

Cox News An $11.5 million gift from Aurelia and Brad Heppner ’88 and family to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will strengthen the school’s commitment to fostering the leadership skills of tomorrow’s executives and investing in groundbreaking research that impacts the business world.

October 14, 2020

Josh Reece, Air Force Acquisition Specialist, strives for a new professional future

Meet Joshua Reece, first-year Online MBA student at the ��ҽ�Cox School of Business. Prior to coming to ��ҽ�Cox, Josh enlisted in the US Air Force after high school and was the first person in his family to join the armed forces.

October 06, 2020

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What to Look for in a Career Coach

For your future professional goals, the expertise of a career coach can be invaluable.

September 25, 2020

Breaking down barriers and reversing the trend for Latino leaders

Cox News

Passionate.

No other word is used more frequently to describe Ana Rodriguez, (BBA ’03), managing director of the ��ҽ�Cox Latino Leadership Initiative.

September 21, 2020

Fueling the Future of Business: Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell ’73, ’74 Commit $15 Million to the Cox School

Cox News A $15 million gift from Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell (BBA ’73, MBA ’74) to SMU’s Cox School of Business will generate transformational economic research and cutting-edge business education for generations to come, through the creation of the new Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom. The Institute is a research institute in the ��ҽ�Cox School of Business that will examine and promote free enterprise in markets around the globe.

September 18, 2020

Cox School Honors Four Exceptional Alumni

Cox News ��ҽ�Cox will honor four alumni at its annual Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 25. This year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards honorees are Kelly H. Compton, BBA ’79 and William (Bill) A. Hall, BBA ’67 and MBA ‘68. The 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni honors go to Mark A. Lau, BBA ’06 and Courtney N. Naudo, BBA ’01.

September 18, 2020

��ҽ�Cox MBA & Specialized Master’s Virtual Preview Week

Cox News Join ��ҽ�Cox for a week of virtual events to learn about our MBA and Specialized Master’s programs. Virtual sessions will feature Cox leadership, current students, alumni, and admissions representatives.

September 08, 2020

��ҽ�Cox Extends GMAT/GRE Test-Optional Policy

Press Releases ��ҽ�Cox will continue to streamline application requirements, most notably its GMAT/GRE test-optional policy, for all ��ҽ�Cox graduate programs through August 2021.

September 02, 2020

How Business Schools Can Help Make Accounting More Diverse

Cox News Securing diverse mentorship and generating an early interest in the profession have been barriers to increasing the number of Black accounting professionals, according to The CPA Journal.

August 26, 2020

Graduate Programs Must Adapt Today for Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Cox News Cutting-edge instruction depends not only on developing students in the new technical skills that will play an increasingly important role in the world of business but also on teaching the principles — flexibility, intellectual curiosity, critical thinking — that leaders need to make key decisions and to, well, lead.

August 19, 2020

Maria Dixon Hall, Chief Diversity Officer

��ҽ�Names Campus Leader Maria Dixon Hall as Chief Diversity Officer

Cox News Dixon Hall to convene University Diversity Council, supervise ombudsperson

August 17, 2020

Two Class Of 2020 EMBAs Named Best and Brightest

Cox News Congratulations to ��ҽ�Cox EMBA Class of 2020 graduates Saadia Sheikh and Adam Tunks. Both were just named to this year’s slate of “EMBA Best & Brightest” by Poets & Quants.

August 11, 2020

��ҽ�Cox School Of Business Launches NextGen Cox Curriculum

Cox News The Cox School of Business announced today the launch of the NextGen Cox Curriculum, grounded in three foundational pillars: Leadership, Analytics, and Experiential Learning. Incoming MBA students will be the first to experience the school’s new NextGen Cox Curriculum, and benefit from the enhanced rigor and practical application to ensure they are not just “job ready” but “future-prepared” as “21st century leaders for jobs to come later in an ever changing world.”

August 03, 2020

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Former Enlisted Navy Sailor and Power Generation Professional Harnesses the Power of A First-Class Education

Meet Joe Best, first-year Online MBA student at the ��ҽ�Cox School of Business.

July 23, 2020

Uncertainty Is a Constant: Leadership and Crisis Management

Cox News Leaders can count on many certainties during the lifetime of their businesses. Many of these inevitable events are positive, but others, such as a large-scale crisis, can strike fear into the hearts of people overseeing an organization.

July 22, 2020

Why Most Startups Fail — and the Skills Needed for Their Success

Faculty Research Bhaskaran has studied what makes startups successful, with an emphasis on how entrepreneurs find a balance between their businesses’ short-term survival and their long-term profitability. It’s a trade-off at the heart of a research paper he co-authored in 2019 entitled, “Sequential Product Development and Introduction by Cash-Constrained Start-Ups.” We spoke with him about why most startups fail and the skills needed to facilitate their success.

July 21, 2020

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