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UNB Faculty of Management

Atlantic Promise Scholarships and Bursaries provide financial support to Black and Indigenous students studying business

Faculty of Management

Posted: January 20, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Students, Programs

UNB and the Faculty of Management is taking part in a new project to increase diversity and inclusion in its business programs. The Promise Scholars Initiative, an Atlantic Canadian business school project led by Dalhousie University, was created to help recruit, retain and support more Black and Indigenous students by offering financial aid and wraparound supports at the undergraduate and...

Recent MBA grad wins Canada-wide financial futures challenge

Faculty of Management

Posted: December 31, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Highlights, Student Investment Fund, Alumni

Deji (Philip) Adetunji (MBA’21) graduated last Spring with an MBA from UNB Fredericton and Student Investment Fund experience in his portfolio. It landed him a management job even before graduation and recognition from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada for one of the top research papers on financial literacy for Canadians. Deji grew up and completed his undergraduate degree in...

UNB business prof sheds light on US Government-Business Relations in Carbon Black Industry

Faculty of Management

Posted: December 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Faculty, Alumni

Carbon black, a fine powder composed of elemental carbon, is used to manufacture a variety of common household products like tires, vinyl records, the soles of shoes and inks. As a reinforcing filler for tires, it increases resistance to wear and abrasion. Dr. David Foord recently published a study about the innovative carbon black industry that developed in the mid-twentieth century United...