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The Institute is once again raising the standard in entrepreneurial education and action-based learning by offering a new course, EMBA 606 – Entrepreneurial Ventures, which will enable participants to sharpen their ability to find and evaluate opportunities for a new...
The Institute’s executive director Stewart Thornhill appeared at Eastern Michigan University’s College of Business on Nov. 20 as part of the school’s Entrepreneurship Research Network Distinguished Speaker Series. At the inaugural distinguished speaker event,...
When Jordana Schrager, BA ‘16, was grounded one night during her sophomore year of high school, instead of moping around she started doodling on a pair of white Vans. She had always loved art, and as her sneaker hobby grew, she began giving sneakers with her custom...
With our second Twitter chat right around the corner on December 4, we wanted to share the content from our first #ZellChat for anyone who wasn’t able to follow along live. Managing director of the Institute, Sarika Gupta, fielded your questions on programs, courses,...
Our first #ZellChat was such a success that we want to keep the conversation going! Join us at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 4 for another Twitter chat where Sarika Gupta, managing director of the Zell Lurie Institute, will take over the @ZellLurie Twitter to...
Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Institute, will be hosting a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. He’ll be available to answer your questions about entrepreneurship education and experiences at the university level and...
Executive Director Stewart Thornhill traveled to London in October where he had the chance to sit down with Times Higher Education to discuss the challenges of teaching entrepreneurship at the university level. You can listen to Thornhill’s full interview on the Times...
While we always place an emphasis on entrepreneurship, this month Ross is pushing elections and Turkey to the side to highlight National Entrepreneurship Month. Some of the entrepreneurship-related activity going on in November includes information sessions for the...
In this month’s issue of Inc. Magazine, be sure to check out research from Ross on the increasing number of MBA graduates launching their own companies. This piece includes commentary from the Institute’s own Stewart Thornhill on why this trend is continuing to...
Do you have questions about offerings at the Zell Lurie Institute? Are you a current (or future) U-M student who wants to better understand the opportunities available to you by getting involved with us? Join us at 11:00am ET on Thursday, November 13 for our...