Costello College of Business News

In today’s ever-evolving professional landscape, continuous learning and skill building are essential to stay ahead. Annie Webb, a seasoned advocate in government affairs, recognized this truth early on in her career.

Sure, laid-off journalists can “learn to code”, but that won’t undo the damage done to local economies when their hometown newspaper folds.

Two Costello College of Business accounting professors are exploring how inherent personal traits may influence business success—and their early findings will gratify the left-handed among us.

Receiving the Janis S. Reed Scholarship sharpened the focus even more for the goal-oriented Anh Tran. Wrapping up her final semester as an undergraduate student in accounting and completing the bachelor’s to accelerated master’s (BAM) program, she already had her eyes on the larger picture.

On April 10, eight final student and alumni teams—two from each track—pitched panels of entrepreneurs at 2025 Patriot Pitch competition, organized by the Costello College of Business.

In February, George Mason University’s chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) hosted a successful “Flowers for Friends” fundraiser to support professional marketing events, including their attendance at the annual AMA Intercollegiate Conference (ICC).

Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

George Mason University’s top entrepreneurs take the stage this Thursday, April 10, to make their final pitches in front of the community.

Organizational coherence and trust begin with the stories that individual employees tell themselves about their complex identities.

You can now purchase officially licensed Costello College of Business and Costello Business Alumni merchandise through our online store at business.gmu.edu/CostelloMerch.

A pair of George Mason University professors are helping needy nonprofits refine their messaging strategies with the help of customized chatbots.

While book bans are not new to the American electorate, the rise in these bans since 2021 has sparked contentious media debates. Paradoxically, this has increased the readership of banned books and given politicians on both sides a platform to exploit controversy.