More than 48 years ago in late 1975, I arrived in Bloomington from Great Britain to teach for six months at the IU School of Business, as the Kelley School was known in those days. While I wasn’t sure what a Hoosier was, and I didn’t understand why everyone in Indiana was obsessed with basketball,… Read more »
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Kelley School Dean Ash Soni joined peers from nine other top business schools for meetings with leaders in Washington
WASHINGTON – Ash Soni, dean of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, joined a delegation of 10 business school deans who met on June 15 with legislative and business leaders and economists in Washington, D.C. It was the first time that deans of the nation’s top business schools had come together collectively for such… Read more »
Ash Soni named dean of IU Kelley School of Business; vice deans named for Bloomington and Indianapolis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ash Soni, who has served as interim dean of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business since July 2022, will continue as dean of the school for the next two years. He will lead in collaboration with Patrick E. Hopkins and Julie Manning Magid, who have been appointed as vice deans for… Read more »
Thomas named Kelley’s first associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Robert Thomas, an administrator, professor, and scholar in diversity management, will join the Indiana University Kelley School of Business as its inaugural associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Thomas, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and Darden Restaurants Professor of Diversity Management at the University of Florida Warrington College of… Read more »
Committee named to lead dean search for IU Kelley School of Business
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Bloomington’s Provost and Executive Vice President Rahul Shrivastav has appointed a committee to identify candidates for the position of dean at IU’s top-ranked Kelley School of Business. The Kelley School has been a leader in American business education since 1920, preparing students to lead organizations, start companies, develop new products… Read more »
Kelley School’s Full-Time MBA Program rises to 22nd in Bloomberg Businessweek rankings
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Full-Time MBA Program at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business solidly remained among Bloomberg Businessweek’s top 25, moving up to 22nd overall, third in the Big Ten and seventh among public institutions. Bloomberg Businessweek evaluated 117 MBA programs worldwide and ranked 81 of them this year, based on responses to… Read more »
Ash Soni named interim dean of IU’s Kelley School of Business
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ash Soni, executive associate dean for academic programs at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has been named interim dean of the school starting Aug. 1. Soni joined the school in 1981. He is a professor of operations and decision technologies and the school’s SungKyunKwan Professor, with expertise in enterprise systems… Read more »
IU Kelley School of Business Dean Idie Kesner stepping down after a decade of service
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Idalene “Idie” Kesner announced on April 8 that she will step down as dean of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, effective July 31, and return to teaching. Kesner, an alumna who earned her MBA and doctorate at Kelley, became dean in May 2013 after holding several leadership roles at the… Read more »
School-wide committee appointed to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion at Kelley
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has announced a broad initiative to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. Kesner on Aug. 17 announced the appointment of a school-wide committee, chaired by Jason Brown, associate professor of accounting (pictured left), that will include students, faculty… Read more »