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Econ professor takes research effort to rural Uganda

One thing Mountaineers pride themselves on is being active. And Dr. Bryam McCannon, assistant professor of economics at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics and affiliated faculty member with the WVU Center for Free Enterprise, has taken note.

B&E wraps up inaugural Veteran’s Entrepreneurship Essentials course

West Virginia University was recently recognized as one of 84 colleges and universities on U.S. Veteran Magazine’s list of 2016 “Best of the Best” Veteran-Friendly Schools. And it’s no secret that the WVU College of Business and Economics has made a commitment to support veterans through several different initiatives, including the Veteran's Entrepreneurship Essentials course that was held over the summer.

U.S. Government and Egypt turn to B&E for strategic planning

The College of Business and Economics has established a name for itself when it comes to management consulting for forensic organizations, and that was never more evident than when the U.S. Government recently asked B&E for help — in Egypt.

Summer workshop helps bridge ideas and real life research

The  West Virginia University  Center for Free Enterprise welcomed approximately 30 economics Ph.D., master-level and undergraduate students from WVU and universities across the country over the past week to the first Summer Empirical Workshop. 

B&E celebrates Master students at summer hooding ceremony

graduates walking in line, one holding a baby 

Graduate students from five separate Master’s programs convened for the summer Academic Hooding Ceremony for the WVU College of Business and Economics on July 16. B&E hooded 66 graduate students in the Class of 2016 with more than 300 family and friends in attendance at the Morgantown Event Center.

Econ and finance grad blazes trail to Rio 2016

When we last heard from Sarah-Anne Brault in the 2012-2013 academic year, she was just about to graduate with a 4.0 GPA, earning dual degrees in economics and finance from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. So, what has the two-time WVU Student Athlete of the Week been up to since then? You know, just tirelessly preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.