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Tax return preparation help available for local low-income taxpayers

Published: February 07, 2023

The University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College will provide free tax return preparation services to low-income families again this year through the Vivian Harrington Gray Tax Assistance Program (TAP).

Research examining the practice of subscriber discounts wins ‘Best Paper’ award

Published: February 18, 2021

Carol Elliott

Subscription-based service providers routinely offer discounts to pacify angry customers when there’s been a service failure. But that strategy may backfire in the longer run, according to University of Notre Dame marketing researcher Vamsi Kanuri.

Virtual ThinkND series explores communicating across cultures

Published: August 21, 2020

Carol Elliott

A new fall online series offered by the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association is aimed at helping participants develop communication skills critical to enhancing cultural awareness, knowledge and practical skills in the increasingly diverse contemporary workplace.

Notre Dame launches BRITE Women Project to support women in nonprofit board service

Published: August 06, 2019

Carol Elliott

The BRITE Women Project (Board Readiness Initiative to Empower Women Project), sponsored by Mendoza’s Nonprofit Professional Development department, seeks to equip women with the skills they need to provide transformational nonprofit board leadership that benefits their communities.

Notre Dame and Girls Who Invest partner to build pipeline of women asset managers

Published: July 28, 2017

Carol Elliott

The University of Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) and the Mendoza College of Business are announcing a new partnership with Girls Who Invest, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry.…

Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Case Competition to culminate on April 1

Published: March 30, 2022

Carol Elliott

The competition, hosted by the Mendoza College of Business, takes place in Mendoza’s Jordan Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

Begin with empathy: Notre Dame Ethics Week explores finding common ground

Published: January 29, 2021

Carol Elliott

Notre Dame Ethics Week, held Feb. 16-19, features four events exploring the theme “Beginning with Empathy: Listening and Learning From Others.” The sessions explore a wide range of topics related to empathy, including the underlying science, diversity and inclusion, teaching empathy as part of problem solving and how medical professionals employ empathy.

Research on HBCUs and racial bias in the bond market receives award

Published: June 08, 2020

Carol Elliott

University of Notre Dame research that found historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) pay higher fees to issue tax-exempt bonds than non-HBCUs was recently recognized as a “best paper” by the Journal of Financial Economics.

Building hope by building homes in Jamaica

Published: February 23, 2018

Carol Elliott

Jim Hiltz and Zachary Pedersen, both Notre Dame MBA Class of 2018, devoted a week of their winter break to a special building project in the tiny Jamaican community of Jacob’s Ladder.

A tour of the head, heart and mind

Published: February 22, 2017

Carol Elliott

Mendoza faculty members and their families recently toured the Basilica to deepen their understanding and appreciation of ND's Catholic mission.

Notre Dame consumer psychologist recognized as leader of ‘next generation of marketing academics’

Published: February 18, 2021

Carol Elliott

University of Notre Dame marketing professor Emily Garbinsky was chosen as a Marketing Science Institute (MSI) 2021 Young Scholar, a select honor intended to identify likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics.

Arista CEO Jayshree Ullal advice for students: “You can be an entrepreneur and an executive”

Published: December 03, 2020

Carol Elliott

Jayshree Ullal was interviewed by Tom Mendoza (ND ’73), former president and vice chairman of the pioneering data management company NetApp, for Notre Dame’s new webinar series, Tom Mendoza Presents.

Mendoza College of Business launches online Women in Leadership course

Published: August 30, 2019

Carol Elliott

The progressive new course helps equip women with critical leadership skills to support more diverse workforces and communities.

Notre Dame MBA students to help build home for children in Jamaica

Published: November 22, 2017

Carol Elliott

Three University of Notre Dame MBA students will be spending their winter break in Jamaica, but their plans don’t include the typical tourist fun-in-the-sun activities. Instead, James Hiltz, Zachary Pedersen and Brock Reneer will be swinging hammers and hauling building materials to help build a home for abandoned and disabled children.…

Notre Dame MBA students to host second annual diversity conference

Published: January 04, 2009

Carol Elliott

Diversity experts from Major League Baseball (MLB), USA Swimming and global business will speak during the second annual Notre Dame MBA Diversity Conference to be held Feb. 6 and 7 at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Titled"Balancing Diversity: Celebrating Our Differences While Achieving a Common…