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A Recession May Be a Time to Go Back to School

New York Times, Jan 03, 2009

"If a graduate degree makes sense generally for your career, this period of unemployment could be seen as a window of opportunity," said Jeffrey A. Heath, a managing director of the Landstone Group in Manhattan, an affiliate of the recruitment firm MRINetwork.

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Neal H. Pilson, Former President of CBS Sports, Joins Faculty of Sports Management Program

School of Continuing Education, Dec 17, 2008

Neal H. Pilson, a senior industry executive and former president of CBS Sports, has joined the faculty of Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sports Management program, where he will teach the course Leadership and Personnel Management in the Sports Industry.

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Neal H. Pilson, Former President of CBS Sports, Joins Faculty of Sports Management Program

The 30 Best Careers for 2009: Fundraiser

U.S. News, Dec 11, 2008

“Whether it's for a political party or the Little League, many people like the idea of being a fundraiser.”

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Harsh Math for Wall Street’s Young: Stay or Go?

New York Times, Oct 23, 2008

In the face of the current economic conditions, many young professionals in the New York area are reevaluating their career choices. Many are considering graduate school in business or law, or perhaps an alternative to business altogether.

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Harsh Math for Wall Street’s Young: Stay or Go?

Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive

New York Times, Oct 12, 2008

Financial companies are shedding tens of thousands of jobs, yet applications to graduate business schools rose this year. Charissa Asbury, director of the Postbaccalaureate Business Program, explains why being prepared for graduate school in business is crucial in the current fluctuating job market.

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Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive

Len Elmore, All-American basketball player, joins Sports Management faculty

School of Continuing Education, Aug 07, 2008

Len Elmore, All-American basketball player at the University of Maryland, 1971-74, has joined the faculty of Columbia University’s graduate program in Sports Management. This fall, Elmore will be teaching the Sports Seminar, which focuses on multiple aspects of broadcast and sports media management, including content acquisition, financial and personnel considerations, marketing and communications, management of athletes, and audience and ratings.

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Why Retaining IT Executives Matters

CIO Insight, Jul 01, 2008

Businesses usually shed talent to reduce overhead during an economic slowdown. Despite the subsequent infusion of talent into the employment pool, many companies hunt for skilled workers at a frenzied rate and, surprisingly, cry that they can’t find the talent they need.

One reason for this contradiction is that many employers have not groomed and trained their employees for larger roles. As a result, they’ve created a chasm between employees and management.

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Rickey Biography Chosen as Seymour Medal Winner

Society for American Baseball Research, May 12, 2008

The Society for American Baseball Research is pleased to announce that Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman, by Lee Lowenfish (University of Nebraska Press), instructor in Columbia’s Sports Management program, is the recipient of the Seymour Medal as the best book of baseball history or biography written in 2007.

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Baseball Legends, and a Beloved Song

New York Times, May 11, 2008

Lee Lowenfish’s biography of the visionary president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, is one of this year’s favorite books about baseball.

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Baseball Legends, and a Beloved Song

Simon Sinek on MSNBC’s Your Business: Tips on Product Pitching

MSNBC, Mar 30, 2008

Strategic Communications instructor Simon Sinek, CEO and founder of SinekPartners, gives tips on product pitching on Your Business’s “Elevator Pitch” segment on MSNBC.

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