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Spears Business celebrates U.S. News & World Report top 10 rankings for Best Online Bachelor's in Business, Best Online MBA

Spears Business earned top 10 rankings in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report list of the Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs and the Best Online MBA Programs.
Spears Business celebrates U.S. News & World Report top 10 rankings for Best Online Bachelor's in Business, Best Online MBA
Spears Business celebrates U.S. News & World Report top 10 rankings for Best Online Bachelor's in Business, Best Online MBA

Fri, Jan 23, 2026

Spears Business earned top 10 rankings in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report list of the Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs and the Best Online MBA Programs.

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Dean Weidner makes $10M gift to establish Weidner Business and Real Estate Center at OSU

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

Dean Weidner, chairman and founder of Weidner Apartment Homes, has made a historic $10 million gift that will establish the Weidner Business and Real Estate Center inside the Spears School of Business.

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Building research excellence: Thapa’s vision for Spears Business

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Dr. Brij Thapa, the newly appointed vice dean of Spears Business, is leading strategic initiatives aimed at elevating the college's research enterprise. His forward-thinking approach is dedicated to fostering research excellence, enhancing

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New directions; Spears Business introduces new degree programs

Mon, Jun 9, 2025

As the business world changes, Spears Business is expanding its curriculum to fit industry needs with innovative new degree plans in data analytics and real estate and property management.

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Thapa named Spears Business vice dean for faculty, graduate programs, and research

Fri, May 16, 2025

The Spears School of Business named Dr. Brij Thapa as vice dean for faculty, graduate programs, and research. For the past five years, Thapa served as a professor and Head of OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, ranked No. 8

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Spears Business, Wuyi University sign collaboration agreement to benefit students

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

Spears Business and Wuyi University entered into a memorandum of understanding to foster collaborations that would benefit students at OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

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Carl and Marilynn Thoma Distinguished Chair in Hospitality and Tourism Management Awarded to Dr. Brij Thapa

Thu, Jul 6, 2023

A new chair has been established in the Spears School of Business thanks to the generosity of two alumni and long-time supporters of Oklahoma State University.

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OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and OSUIT's Culinary Arts Program prepare future restaurateurs

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

At Taylor's Restaurant in the Nancy Randolph Davis Building, a hustle and bustle of professionally dressed students run the business — from the kitchen all the way to the host stand. It's a restaurant on the surface, serving different

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Dr. So recognized on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for second straight year

Tue, Nov 29, 2022

For the second consecutive year, associate professor Dr. Kevin So of the Spears School of Business Hospitality and Tourism Management program was named to Clarivate's worldwide list of Highly Cited Researchers.

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