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Save the Date: March 26-27 Alumni Business Conference
The McCombs Alumni Network's 4th Annual Business Conference is March 26-27, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The conference will feature “Hot Topics in Business” and will include presentations and facilitation by distinguished UT and McCombs School professors. Read more.
Top Stories
Mills Named ATA President
 Associate Professor Lillian Mills was elected President-Elect of the American Taxation Association (ATA), a section of the American Accounting Association. Her one-year term as President begins August 2009. She will direct affairs, appoint ATA committees and serve on the AAA Council. Read more.
University Announces the Campaign for Texas
The University of Texas at Austin has begun an eight-year capital campaign to raise $3 billion. It's a campaign that aims to change not only the university but the world. Kenneth Jastrow, BBA '69, MBA '71, will serve as the chair of the Campaign for Texas. Read more.
Going Green is Good for Business, Speaker Says
The first step toward bettering the planet is to debunk the conventional wisdom that what’s good for the environment is not good for business, said Andrew Hutson of the Environmental Defense Fund. Read more.
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McCombs in the News
Dr. William W. Cooper and Sara Martinez Tucker Named Presidential Citation Award Recipients
The University of Texas at Austin selected McCombs faculty member William W. Cooper and Sara Martinez Tucker, MBA ’79, to receive the prestigious Presidential Citation for 2008. The Presidential Citation was created in 1979 to recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals who personify the University’s commitment to the task of transforming lives. Read more about Presidential Citation recipients.
Why It’s Wrong to Hold Too Much of One Stock
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 4, 2008
Investors are suspicious of companies they don’t know, says Finance Professor Bing Han, “You think too pessimistically about the returns on something that’s not familiar,” he says. “Since you don’t know about it, you think it’s riskier.” Read the story.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008