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New 2007 Proxy Season Preview for Foundations: Foundations Aim to Change Corporate Practices Through Shareholder Resolutions, Proxy Voting.
May 2, 2007

ACM Expands Online Resources for Continuous Learning; New IT, Business Courses, Books Free for Computing Professionals, Students.
May 3, 2007

Apple Responds to Shareholders, Announces 'Greener' Policy Including Recycling Goals.
May 3, 2007

Lew Frankfort and Joel Klein to Receive Leadership Awards From Columbia Business School.
May 3, 2007

OrganicBouquet.com Predicts Green Tipping Point for $6.2 Billion U.S. Floral Market.
May 7, 2007

Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum at Columbia Business School: Frank Tang, 'Investing in China: A New Era Has Arrived'.
May 7, 2007

DePaul University Marketing Professor's Study That Coined the Phrase 'Brand Community' Among Most Cited Research Worldwide.
May 7, 2007

Carnegie Mellon Preserves History of Gaming 'Firsts' With Updated, Highly Visual Game Innovation Database.
May 8, 2007

Study Highlights Tensions Between Foundations and Nonprofits Over Funding Policies.
May 8, 2007

Seven Leading Academics Issue 21st Century Corporate Governance and Audit Committee Principles.
May 8, 2007

Lehman Brothers Announces Fulbright-Lehman Brothers Outstanding New Leaders in Finance Program; Partnership to Identify and Develop Next Generation of Global Finance Leaders.
May 8, 2007

Olin College and aPriori Partner to Bring Enterprise Cost Management to Engineering Education; aPriori Grants Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering $2.34 Million in Software to Provide Students With Real-World Experience in Product Cost Assessments.
May 9, 2007

The 'Sustainable' Job Market for New Graduates.
May 9, 2007

As You Sow Will Withdraw Proposal After Actions by Apple on Electronic Waste.
May 9, 2007

Cisco to Host Second Annual NetSquared Conference, Facilitating a Bridge Between Philanthropy and the Social Web.
May 10, 2007

Harvard Business School Professor Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Preeminent Business Historian, Dead at 88.
May 11, 2007

New Graduates Likely to Change Jobs Within Five Years, Says Director of Duke's Career Center.
May 14, 2007

Leading Business Experts Available on Demand for Live TV Interviews.
May 14, 2007

New Study: University of Florida Contributes Nearly $6 Billion to Florida Economy.
May 14, 2007

Giving by Corporate Foundations Rises to a Record $4.2 Billion, Foundation Center Report Shows.
May 15, 2007

A Bit of Golf Should Be Par for the Course for College Grads.
May 15, 2007

Bentley College and State Street Corporation Present: 3rd Annual Global Business Ethics Symposium to be Held June 18 at Universidad Pontifica Comillas in Madrid, Spain.
May 15, 2007

Organic Bouquet, Inc. Acquires Organic Style(tm) from Rodale Inc.; Newly Incorporated Organic Style Limited to Launch Eco-Living Portal.
May 15, 2007

Oliver E. Williamson, a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Awarded Distinguished Fellow by American Economic Association.
May 16, 2007

The Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School Presents 'Branding in India,' May 21.
May 16, 2007

Columbia Business School's Center on Japanese Economy and Business to Host Operational Restructuring Conference in Tokyo, May 29.
May 16, 2007

Survey Finds Companies, Employees Experiencing Culture Shock in New World of Work; Results to Be Discussed in Depth at Roundtable Series Hosted by Cisco, Merrill Lynch, Aquent.
May 17, 2007... Byline: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H., May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- At some point along the way, professionals - both women and men - want to step off the career path for a variety of reasons, such as to care for a spouse...

Columbia Business School Announces Executive Education Global Associates Partnership With Deutsche Bank.
May 17, 2007

Alarms for Nurses, Robots for Swimming Pools: Lucrative Proposals Win Startup Funds in University of California, Davis 'Big Bang!'.
May 17, 2007

Stanford Business School Research: Mutual Funds Vote Strategically in Board of Director Elections.
May 18, 2007

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: New Book Debunks Myth That All Capitalism Is Created Equal, Offers Guide to Economic Growth for Countries Rich and Poor.
May 22, 2007

Simmons School of Management Partners With Indian Business School to Give Women MBA Students Global Business Experience.
May 22, 2007

Vanderbilt Economist Helps Sway Supreme Court to Overturn Telecom Antitrust Lawsuit.
May 22, 2007

Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Antonio Villaraigosa Gather National Leaders on June 19 to Explore Ways to Improve Political Dialogue; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Deliver Keynote Address; Participants to Explore Nonpartisan Solutions to Complex National Problems.
May 23, 2007... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, May 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are convening leaders from government, media, business, labor,...

India's Lax Safety Standards, Few Qualified Personnel Obstacles to Highway Modernization.
May 23, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of engineers sent to India by the World Bank to assess efforts to modernize that nation's highway system has concluded that there are serious safety and...

Consumer Action Releases Its 2007 Credit Card Survey; 'Any Time, Any Reason' Changes in Terms Give Consumers No Place to Hide From High Penalty Rates and Interest Rate Tricks.
May 24, 2007... Byline: Consumer Action WASHINGTON, May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Action (CA) today releases its 2007 Credit Card Survey, which reveals new details about industry practices, including: -Universal default provisions, where...

Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain, Hosts Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference -- World's Leading Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
May 24, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Instituto de Empresa Business School in Madrid, Spain (http://www.ie.edu/) will host the 2007 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC;...

2007 NetSquared Conference Draws Sponsors, Support From Diverse Sectors; Event to Select Three Top Projects Using Web 2.0 for Social Change.
May 25, 2007... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Venture capitalists, foundations, leading technology companies, nonprofits, and Web developers have committed to contributing time, expertise, and financial support to the...

Florida's Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Level in 19 Months.
May 29, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Record-high gas prices and a weak housing market caused consumer confidence in Florida to fall three points in May to 82, its lowest level since October 2005, a...

University-CPA Firm Partnership Allows RSM McGladrey Employees Across Country to Earn Master's Degrees in Tax From DePaul University.
May 29, 2007... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Long commutes, business travel, family obligations and even the annual April 15 tax deadline aren't preventing RSM McGladrey employees across the country from participating in...

June 25 Application Deadline for Stanford Business School Environmental Sustainability Executive Course.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The application deadline for a new Stanford Graduate School of Business executive education course on environmental sustainability is June 25. ...

Power Drain: Big Ag's $100 Million Energy Subsidy; U.S. Taxpayers Foot Electricity Bills for California's Central Valley Agribusinesses.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Environmental Working Group OAKLAND, May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Courtesy of U.S. taxpayers, some of America's richest and largest farms are paying pennies for the vast amounts of electricity needed to deliver irrigation water to...

Thomas Edison State College, McGuire Air Force Base Using Distance Education to Help Prepare Troops for Middle East Deployments; Online, Blended, Independent Study Courses Help Military Personnel Better Understand Middle East, Asian, African Cultures.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Thomas Edison State College TRENTON, N.J., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thomas Edison State College and McGuire Air Force Base are using distance education to help prepare military personnel scheduled for overseas deployments...

Harvard Business School Health Care Expert Professor Regina Herzlinger Available for Comment on Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The cure for America's $2 trillion medical problem is consumer driven health care, according to Regina Herzlinger, HBS Professor and author of the newly published book,...

NetSquared Conference Announces $100,000 Innovation Award Winners and New Innovation Support Network; Maplight.org, Miro, Freecycle Network Named Top Projects Using Social Web for Social Benefit.
May 31, 2007... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, May 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following a competition that combined an innovative online voting process and intense in-person campaigning, the winners of the NetSquared Innovation Awards were announced...