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Mall department stores were struggling. The pandemic has pushed them to the edge of extinction. wapo.st/3tqNn3n

Looking forward to this @Columbia_Biz event tomorrow in honor of all who have served in the United States Armed Forces and thank them for their enormous sacrifice. Registration details below. Hope to see you all there!

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics, @michaelslepian, explains why inclusion doesn't always lead to belonging and how managers can foster feelings of acceptance and association. bit.ly/3mCiHJP

EMBA SLEB welcomes its members--both old and new--to kick off the Fall 2020 semester. This year's Board, led by Marilynn Joyner '21 and Barry Wise '21 is focused on the ethical implications and leadership opportunities related to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.

We are delighted to announce that @ProfAkinola, Associate Professor of Management, has been appointed Director of The Bernstein Center. Read on for more about Professor Akinola and her exciting appointment to the Bernstein team. bit.ly/32al4Lr

"Acknowledge systemic racism as the largest market inefficiency of our time and disrupt it by prioritizing the communities who have been overlooked or undervalued because of it." @IA_Fund's @KeshaCashIAFund explains how venture capitalists can do better. linkedin.com/pulse/what-ven…

Join us on 9/17 for The 2020 Klion Forum with Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Moderated by @ProfAkinola, the discussion will provide a fascinating backdrop ahead of the political election. Register: bit.ly/3joKCdA

This weekend, Professor @dmhcbspe welcomed the @Columbia_Biz EMBA class of 2022 with The Individual, Business, and Society Curriculum. " I hope the IBSC session teaches students to appreciate each other's viewpoints while sticking true to their own values."

This summer, @Columbia_Biz, @INSEAD, @MITSloan, and @HarvardHBS hosted the 2nd annual Academic DEI Conference to discuss teaching diversity, equity, and inclusion in B-Schools, including online exercises to ensure DEI education continues virtually. bit.ly/3iWr3Jq

The Bernstein Center welcomes @Columbia_Biz class of 2022! Virtual Orientation continued today with The Individual, Business, and Society Curriculum sessions led by Professors @Sheena_Iyengar and Christian Moser on values-based leadership and corporate social responsibility.

Join us 8/3 (12:30 pm-1:30 pm EST), for "The Human Experience of COVID" Webinar with Professors Daniel Ames and Sandra Matz. Together they will unpack how differences in beliefs and personalities are impacting people during the pandemic. Register: bit.ly/39Fqb8w

Has coronavirus led to a surge in ageism in the United States? @Forbes explores how the uptick has impacted ageist views, the U.S. economy, and racial inequality. bit.ly/3g6RzyI

"If we want our current reckoning to be something bigger than another passing moment, we need more." wapo.st/2OS2xMI

Conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion can be uncomfortable, but business school classrooms around the world need to embrace them: bit.ly/2m1wCyd @bernsteincenter

Tomorrow 6/26: @Columbia_Biz Black Business Students Association (BBSA) and the Black MBA Alliance will host Georgia State Senator Donzella James for a conversation on how companies can help state governments re-think policing in the age of #BlackLivesMatter.

The late Professor Katherine Phillips' research deeply resonates with us in the wake of George Floyd’s unjustifiable death. Here, Professor Phillips explains why diversity matters and how small changes in behavior can make the world a better place. youtube.com/watch?v=lHStHP…

Research from Bernstein Faculty Leader @AdamGalinsky and the late Professor Katherine Phillips shows that diversity spurs deeper information processing and complex thinking. Put simply: Diversity pays off … for everyone. psychologicalscience.org/news/minds-bus…

“We need diversity—in teams, organizations and society as a whole—if we are to change, grow and innovate.” – the late Katherine Phillips, who taught the value of diversity to the Columbia Business School community. scientificamerican.com/article/how-di…

Angela Rossetti ’80, guest lecturer at @ColumbiaPS, shows the stark contrast between the dishonorable business decisions of the 1918 flu pandemic and the noble commitments made by today’s business leaders in the time of Coronavirus. #leadershipincrisis linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Top executives from @BrooksBrothers and @McKinsey take a humanistic approach while leading through the current crisis. Here, they tell us their top lessons learned over the past several months. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…