Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

Joseph Thomas to resume teaching at conclusion of five-year term as dean of Johnson
Joseph Thomas, the award-winning faculty member who led the efforts at the Johnson to create the Emerging Markets Institute and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, will return to teaching and […]

Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) announces summer grant winners
Johnson’s Emerging Markets Institute(EMI) has announced the winners of its first annual summer grant program. The issuance of these grants is critical to the institute’s goals of increasing the visibility […]

Citi signs on as inaugural founding partner for Johnson’s Emerging Market’s Institute
Partnership will enable Citi to shape strategic course and focus of the institute One of Johnson at Cornell University’s newest institutes of excellence, its Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), founded in the fall […]

When it comes to IPOs, the name of the game is GLOBAL
Co-authored study by Johnson’s Andrew Karolyi and reported in The Economist, says that the big IPO dollars are often more likely to come from emerging, global markets Global and emerging markets are […]

Commencement weekend ’11 celebrated the accomplishments of thousands of Cornellians
It was Johnson’s 64th and Cornell University’s 143rd, yet for those who received degrees this past weekend, it was simply an amazing and exciting experience This past Memorial Day Weekend, […]

Dean Joe Thomas shares his thoughts on “The Relevant MBA” with the Huffington Post
Thomas says that modern MBA programs remain highly valuable if they are flexible but remain true to disseminating core business content Excerpt from “The Relevant MBA” (Huffington Post, May 24) by Dean Joe Thomas of Johnson […]

Johnson to further partnership with Nanjing University through conference participation
Johnson at Cornell University will participate in the Seventh International Symposium on Multinational Business Management at the School of Business at Nanjing University, in China, June 5-6. Featuring a theme of “Enterprise Management […]

Johnson at Cornell University to celebrate its 64th commencement, May 28
On Saturday, May 28, Joe Thomas, the tenth dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, will congratulate the school’s newest graduates (nearly 500 MBAs and […]

Middle East expert, Dan Senor, provides unique insights into the economy of Israel
Johnson guest, Dan Senor, author, geopolitical expert, investor, and adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations delivered a talk entitled “Start up nation: The story of Israel’s […]