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CARES Act has provisions for retirement account withdrawal penalties

Wed, Apr 22, 2020

The CARES Act loosens restrictions for early withdrawal on retirement accounts amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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Retired accounting professor recipient of Don Herrmann Accounting Ph.D. Award

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Retired Brigham Young University accounting professor Dr. Kevin Stocks is the recipient of the 2020 Don Herrmann Distinguished Accounting Ph.D. Alumni Award presented by the Oklahoma State University School of Accounting.

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Pandemic and oil glut could cost Oklahoma 10,000 energy sector jobs

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Oklahomans are feeling widespread pain because of the nation’s economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting glut in the demand for oil. Economic recovery in the state will be slow through this summer and into the winter, according to economists at Oklahoma State University, who predict that as many as 10,000 jobs could be lost in the energy sector alone.

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Spears School of Business will host personal finance webinar series

Thu, Apr 16, 2020

The OSU Spears School of Business will host a six-part Personal Finance Webinar Series during the months of May and June. These events will occur through webinars and will have availability for questions and discussion through video chat.

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Spears Business students named Outstanding Seniors

Wed, Apr 08, 2020

Five seniors from the Spears School of Business have been named 2019-2020 Outstanding Seniors by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association. The Outstanding Senior award recognizes seniors who show excellence through academic achievement, campus and community involvement, academic, athletic or extra-curricular honors, scholarships and work ethic during their time at OSU.

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Spears Business accounting student selected for postgraduate program

Mon, Apr 06, 2020

Spears School of Business accounting student Preston Lewis has been selected to participate in the Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. He is the first person from Oklahoma State University to receive the honor from the national organization.

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Corporate governance in the age of shareholder activism

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

Since joining the faculty at Oklahoma State University in 2001, much of Dr. Ramesh Rao’s research has examined the workings of corporate managers and boards of directors, and the organizations that invest in those companies. Sometimes the interests of those who manage and those who invest are at odds and the stories behind those differences are rich in material for business researchers like Rao.

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OSU speaker series visit by Martha Stewart postponed

Fri, Mar 13, 2020

Following the announcement by Oklahoma State University that all university-related activities will be postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, the Spears School of Business is postponing a visit by American businesswoman Martha Stewart to Tulsa and Oklahoma City on April 1. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

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Race, gender and rising above stereotypes

Mon, Mar 09, 2020

No person is just a teacher or just a mother or just an African American or just any other descriptor. We are all a combination of identities that collectively make up how we see ourselves and how society perceives us. And it only gets more interesting when looking at where all of a person’s various identities meet. For Dr. Alexis Smith Washington, that intersection of identities and how they play out in our lives is a central theme of her research.

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Spears Business student Elise Wade excelling in world of marketing

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

Spears Business student Elise Wade keeps herself busy. In addition to being a full-time student, she's traveling across the United States working for companies like Wrangler, Justin Boots, Cavender’s and Ride TV.

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OSU hosts scholars examining cannabis industry

Wed, Mar 04, 2020

Nearly three dozen researchers from across the United States and Canada met in Oklahoma City Feb. 28 to explore legal, ethical and business issues confronting the nation’s rapidly expanding cannabis industry. The research symposium was the first organized by the new Center for Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Oklahoma State University.

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Three School of Accounting alums to be recognized by Oklahoma Society of CPAs

Mon, Mar 02, 2020

Three Oklahoma State University School of Accounting alumni were recognized in the recent 2020 Path Finders & Trailblazers issue of CPAFocus, published by the Oklahoma Society of CPAs.

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