UD's Lerner College hits record enrollment milestones, hires additional faculty

3:45 p.m., Sept. 17, 2015--The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is experiencing record growth in both student and faculty numbers.

As of fall 2015, the Lerner College crossed major milestones, enrolling for the first time more than 3,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. A total of 3,016 undergraduate students and 1,080 graduate students are enrolled.

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“We feel that these enrollments show that we are meeting the Lerner College goal of developing distinctive educational opportunities that provide the knowledge and managerial skills required for our students to be successful in a highly competitive marketplace,” noted Lerner College Dean Bruce Weber.

To support this growth in the fall 2015 semester, the Lerner College has hired 10 new faculty members from a variety of prestigious institutions including:

• Laura Field, finance, from Penn State University and UCLA
• Fei Xie, finance, from Clemson University and Vanderbilt University
• Amanda Convery, accounting and MIS, from the University of Wisconsin
• Gang Wang, accounting and MIS, from the University of Connecticut
• Xiao Fang, accounting and MIS, from the University of Utah and the University of Arizona
• Kathryn Berkow, accounting and MIS, From Morgan Stanley and Co. and SUNY-Stony Brook
• Kyle Emich, business administration, from Fordham and Cornell universities
• Sabrin Beg, economics, from Yale University
• Christine Storrie, economics, from the University of Delaware
• Desmond Toohey, economics, from the University of Michigan

“Our new faculty members are making immediate contributions teaching innovative, new courses and becoming research collaborators and leaders within their departments and the Lerner College,” Weber said.

After serving over six years in the role, Rick Andrews stepped out of the deputy dean position in Lerner College effective Sept. 1, and returned to faculty duties, oversight of AACSB Accreditation and the Lerner College’s International Programs. During the 2015-16 academic year, Jack Baroudi will serve as acting deputy dean and retain his role as associate dean of the Lerner College’s Graduate and MBA Programs.