HBJ names university exec CFO of the Year for 2018

Xavier University has announced its 35th president, and it’s the first woman to serve in that position in the school's 190- year history. Colleen Hanyck, current president of La Salle, a Catholic university of 5,200 students in Philadelphia, wil.....»»

Harris-Stowe State University, a 163-year-old historically black university in St. Louis, has named Corey Bradford as its next president. Bradford, who is currently senior vice president for business affairs at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, wi.....»»

The University of California Davis has named a new leadership team to lead its emerging Cannabis & Hemp Research Center. The research center was founded last year with an intent to focus on environmental and health impacts, testing and applications.....»»

University of Texas athletics generated a record $223.9 million in revenue during its 2018-19 fiscal year. That's according to information obtained by the Austin American-Statesman through a records request. The $223.9 million was up about 2% from.....»»

Our call of the day is from Saxo Bank’s head of equity strategy Peter Garnry, who is flashing a short-term warning about a stock selloff, especially for technology names, which have led the strong early-year gains......»»

Misty Stutz, who joined Sullivan University's College of Pharmacy in its first year of existence, has been named dean of the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Stutz replaces Cindy Stowe, who left Sullivan in Louisville .....»»

Kraft Heinz Co on Wednesday named Campbell Soup Co executive Carlos Abrams-Rivera as the leader of its U.S. business, the Heinz ketchup maker's latest executive hire as it aims to revitalize its business after a troubling year......»»

Back in February 2018, the coworking company had announced plans to open this year in Mesa in the $60 million Grid mixed-use development. That plan fell through, and this new deal was more than a year in the making......»»

Elevate Credit Inc. is making its interim leader the full-time CEO, the Fort Worth-based company announced on Thursday. Jason Harvison, a 16-year veteran who has served as the company's interim leader since July, has been named to the CEO spot, ef.....»»

Barry University offers a private school environment with a low student-to-faculty ratio in Miami Shores. Founded in 1940, the Catholic university is in its first year under President Mike Allen. It had enrollment of 5,524 in fall 2018, according to .....»»

The list of Florida’s largest charitable donations for this year includes many notable names like former University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft and Arnie Bellini, co-founder of ConnectWise.  Tampa Bay Business Journal compiled a list of .....»»

Southern Methodist University leads the list of the most expensive colleges in Texas, according to American City Business Journals research. SMU’s total cost for fiscal year 2018 for is $72,408. Other private schools also led the Texas list with.....»»

FedEx Corp. honored one of its former top executives with a donation to the University of Mississippi. Mike Ducker retired as president and CEO of FedEx Freight in 2018. This past week, the University of Mississippi announced that Memphis-based FedEx C.....»»

REUTERS/Fred Prouser Barclays is seeking to turn arounds its fortunes this year, as the bank announced it appointed two new board members.  Mohamed El-Erian who is the current chief economic advisor at Allianz and president-elect of Q.....»»

Former Hawaiian Electric Industries executive Robert Clarke, and his wife Edwina, donated $100,000 toward a scholarship endowment for first-year students accepted into the University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business Direct Admit Prog.....»»

The University System of Georgia had an economic impact of $17.7 billion during fiscal 2018, up nearly 5% over the previous fiscal year. The system's 26 institutions also generated 168,284 jobs directly and indirectly, up nearly 3%. "While we rem.....»»

As the new fiscal year soon begins for the University of South Florida, the Board of Trustees will be looking at the past. The Board of Trustees will meet Thursday and review the budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The Board of Governors had previou.....»»

Ohio State University brings in – and spends – big bucks on an annual basis. For its 2018 fiscal year, Ohio State brought in $7 billion in revenue, and spent $5.9 billion of that on items like the tuition guarantee program, Digital Flagship I.....»»

Late last year, one of biggest names in real estate bought one of the Kansas City area's fastest-growing companies of 2018. Now, Seattle-based Zillow Group Inc. (Nasdaq: Z) is ready to ramp up its production. Zillow announced Tuesday that Mortgage Len.....»»

Attorney Tolulope Odunsi transitioned to teaching in 2018 and wrapped up the year as president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. She now lectures in legal analysis, research and writing at her alma mater, the University at Buffalo Scho.....»»