Centers and Institutes

An interview and Q&A with Zicklin School of Business alumnus Joseph Ripp. Hear how Mr. Ripp climbed the corporate ladder, making the transition from CFO to CEO. Discover what it takes to lead a company (Time, Inc.) with over 90 brands and 50 global offices. Take away lessons to apply to your academic career at Baruch and beyond.

Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC (2010), corporations have a new ability to spend money in American elections. But is it a good idea for public facing or publicly traded firms to spend in politics? In a forthcoming law review article, “Shooting Your Brand in the Foot: What Citizens United Invites” Associate Professor of Law Ciara Torres-Spelliscy argues that corpo...

This program commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the zoning by taking a look back at the challenges and issues that were considered in the formation of the planning and development framework, key aspects of the zoning and financing innovations, and critical public and private projects developed pursuant to the zoning. A portion of the program focuses on the Related-Oxford Hudson Y...

This program commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the zoning by taking a look back at the challenges and issues that were considered in the formation of the planning and development framework, key aspects of the zoning and financing innovations, and critical public and private projects developed pursuant to the zoning. A portion of the program focuses on the Related-Oxford Hudson Y...

This program commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the zoning by taking a look back at the challenges and issues that were considered in the formation of the planning and development framework, key aspects of the zoning and financing innovations, and critical public and private projects developed pursuant to the zoning. A portion of the program focuses on the Related-Oxford Hudson Y...

This video features the talks by Thomas L. Buckmaster and Robert DeFillippo. 8:00 PM / From the Classroom to the Board Room: The Professional Development of the Corporate Communicator Thomas L. Buckmaster, VP, Corporate Communications, Honeywell (recently retired) Robert DeFillippo, Corporate VP and Chief Communication Officer, Prudential Financial, Inc. (recently retired) Moderator: Michael B. Go...

The lecture is presented by Andrea Bonime-Blanc, CEO and Founder of GEC Risk Advisory and author of amazon-best seller, The Reputation Risk Handbook: Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Hyper-Transparency .  Dr. Bonime-Blanc defines reputation risk, providing cases and examples, and explain why organizational resilience and integrity can help companies to not only successfully mitigate risk...

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does...

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The second speaker is Manuel Lima, Founder of visualcomplexity.com and author of Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge. The topic of Mr. Lima’s lecture focuses on the information visualization and the phenomenon of transformation from data to information, knowledge, and wisdom.

This video features a discussion by Robert Herz, former Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) (2002-2010) and Sir David Tweedie, first chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (January 2001-June 2011), who discuss challenges and highlights in the efforts to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporti...

Whitney Tilson discusses current issues of corporate integrity, shares lessons learned from short selling, and takes audience questions.

New York City is a world leader in finance, policy and the arts. A new report published by the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management indicates it is also a global leader in civil society through its thriving and diverse collection of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs). This panel will discuss: • What does the INGO Sector in NYC look like in size, focus, and mission? • What...

Is it fair for social media to play a role in determining which patients get access to experimental treatments? Can rescuing individual patients in need be reconciled with an evidence-based regulatory approval process for new therapies? And, if there is a duty to “rescue” terminally ill patients by paying for access to experimental therapies who has that obligation? Dr. Caplin addresses these ques...

The seminar discusses the National Immigrant Communities Projects (NICP) of the Urban Institute as well as current immigration issues in New York City. Experts talk about online platforms that identify and map immigrant organizations in the United States, resources for researches and practitioners, and interactive tools that allow stakeholders to share information.

The seminar will discuss: • The nature of social impact investment: how it works, its potential, and its challenges • What impact investors look for in prospective nonprofit social impact investees • Approaches to measuring social impact • Successful projects conducted by nonprofits and supported by impact investment • Expected future activity in the social impact investment field

The seminar will discuss: • The nature of social impact investment: how it works, its potential, and its challenges • What impact investors look for in prospective nonprofit social impact investees • Approaches to measuring social impact • Successful projects conducted by nonprofits and supported by impact investment • Expected future activity in the social impact investment field

During the late 19th and early 20th Century, American business experimented with many kinds of relationships between the company and its employees. Ironically, the boldest attempts at improving the lives of workers were often followed by the most bitter labor disputes. Marc Hodak of NYU Stern will discuss several of these experiments, including Pullman, Vandergrift, and Hershey, to illustrate the...

Over the last 50 years, New York City has pioneered the use of transfer of development rights (TDRs) to achieve planning and urban design goals, examples include landmark transfers, large-scale development provisions and Special District mechanisms like the High Line and the Grand Central and Theater Subdistricts. As the real estate market continues its ascent, and as calls to create or restrict T...

Over the last 50 years, New York City has pioneered the use of transfer of development rights (TDRs) to achieve planning and urban design goals, examples include landmark transfers, large-scale development provisions and Special District mechanisms like the High Line and the Grand Central and Theater Subdistricts. As the real estate market continues its ascent, and as calls to create or restrict T...

As described by Mayor de Blasio, New York City has a crisis of housing affordability that touches everyone from the bottom of the economic ladder all the way up to the middle class. In his recent State of the City address, the mayor emphasized the urgency of creating and preserving affordable housing for the stability and growth of families and the preservation of neighborhoods -- essential compon...

As described by Mayor de Blasio, New York City has a crisis of housing affordability that touches everyone from the bottom of the economic ladder all the way up to the middle class. In his recent State of the City address, the mayor emphasized the urgency of creating and preserving affordable housing for the stability and growth of families and the preservation of neighborhoods -- essential compon...

Key authors of ISO 55000 will introduce this new global language of asset management to the real estate and infrastructure communities.

Creators of "Extreme Realities" of the series Journey to Planet Earth discuss their documentary with Prof. Mindy Engle-Friedman of the Baruch Task Force on Sustainability.

Kenneth Arrow addresses the ethical implications created by differences in information among firms and other stakeholders. For example, retailers have knowledge about their products that consumers lack; financial officers have knowledge about the firm that shareholders do not have. What moral obligations does this impose on the firms and their managers? Can law be a substitute for such obligations...

Corporate Communication International (CCI) introduces Michael B. Goodman and Peter B. Hirsch’s new book, Corporate Communication: Critical Business Asset for Strategic Global Change . The communication role in organizations has changed, just as the nature of organizations has changed in response to the explosion of new communication technologies as well as global networks within organizations. Co...