Welcome to the University of Miami School of Business. When I arrived here from Wharton in 2007, I said we would take a school that was already strong and make it a globally preeminent school of business. That means being internationally recognized on all fronts — as disseminators of state-of-the-art research and knowledge, as producers of the best graduates, and as providers of relevant business theory and applications to the business community.

Today it is clear that we are well on our way toward achieving our vision. We have a new administration, we have introduced new graduate programs and we have completely revamped the undergraduate curriculum. We are moving forward on an initiative to make the UM School of Business a world leader in the business of health care. We are developing groundbreaking impact conferences on topics ranging from real estate to global business. We are attracting world-class research scholars and top students. We are extending the reach of our placement activities, ensuring that our graduates have opportunities in the leading business centers around the world. And finally, we are actively engaging the business community and our alumni in these efforts.

This is an exciting time for the UM School of Business, and I hope you will join us as we move into a new era of excellence. Please feel free to contact me with your ideas.

Barbara E. Kahn
Dean