Educating the next generation of global business leaders

The UMass Lowell Robert J. Manning School of Business delivers high quality, accessible undergraduate and graduate education. We produce influential research and provide an inclusive learning environment that offers rigorous, transformative experiences. Our students engage in entrepreneurial opportunities to explore innovation and the power of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Manning graduates are work ready and prepared to contribute to the global business community.

Industry Days are Coming March 26 and 27!

The Manning School of Business is thrilled to host this event, which brings industry leaders into the classroom, for MSB students! The theme is Building Bridges: Connecting Knowledge, Experience and Opportunity.
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We are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the highest level of business school accreditation an institution can achieve in the United States.

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Tunde Kovacs teaches a course in the Pulichino Tong Business Center’s Trading Room
Tunde Kovacs
Finance

As assistant professor of finance in the Manning School of Business, Tunde Kovacs strives to help students speak the industry language, something she was brought up on in her native Hungary.

My No. 1 goal with students is to make sure they are able to read the news and understand and critique it, because a lot of things in financial publications don’t actually make sense.
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Neeti Kothari
Neeti Kothari
Business Analytics

Neeti Kothari left a job at Big Four accounting firm Deloitte in her native India to pursue a Master of Science in business analytics at UMass Lowell. Despite the pandemic, she landed a summer internship at software company PTC in Boston.

(My professor and the dean) have been there since the start of my journey, keeping me motivated.
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Emily Lara
Emily Lara '20
Business Administration

Manning School of Business grad Emily Lara ’20 has been California dreamin’ for some time. Now her dream is coming true.

One of the biggest things UMass Lowell has helped me with is learning how to work in teams with other people.
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UMass Lowell business student Kristin Kihara holds a tablet displaying the cover of her magazine Black.
Kristin Kihara '24
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship

Kristin Kihara started her own digital magazine, Black, highlighting creators who “aren’t really seen.”

There’s a big African population here, and I wanted to go somewhere where I’d feel comfortable.
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UMass Lowell student Linda Barg stands by a railing in the Pulichino Tong Business Center
Linda Barg '18
Finance & Marketing

A deep-rooted desire for financial independence drives everything that Linda Barg does.

If I’d taken any other path, I might not have been able to make a difference.
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  • Richard Juknavorian smiles holding open the door to DifferenceMaker Central.

    Alum Begins New Venture as DifferenceMaker Director

    As the new director of the DifferenceMaker program, alum Richard Juknavorian ’98 is leveraging his experience in startups and venture capital to help students turn their creative ideas into sustainable businesses.
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    Executive Decision: Alum Returns to Mentor Business Students

    David Laurello ’81, ’88, former CEO of Stratus Technologies, has returned to his alma mater as executive in residence at the Manning School of Business, mentoring students, teaching courses and bridging the gap between academia and industry.
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    Business Professor Breaks Down Grocery Price Disparity

    JM Song, an associate professor of operations and information systems, explains how factors like price discrimination, operational costs and market demand contribute to grocery price disparities, following a report on Stop & Shop’s higher prices in an urban Boston location.
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