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Headlines SHORT TAKES ments of the School of Public Affairs were part of the School of Business, Economics and Communication. The new School of Business will consist of three departments—accounting, eco- nomics, and management—and will incorporate several of the university's research centers. Tuscaloosa. The gift will support the Manderson Graduate School of Business, which is named in honor of the donors. The majority of the funds will support scholarships, student recruitment efforts, career services, alumni relations, and school operations. n The University of Toledo College of Business Administration in Ohio was awarded $900,000 from The Kresge Foundation toward constructing and equipping the Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement. The Kresge Challenge Grant required the university to raise $4.4 million toward construction of the complex by April 1 to receive the award. OTHER NEWS n The American University in Cairo has announced the establishment of a new School of Business and named Sherif Kamel as its founding dean. The new institution emerges as the university also establishes a School of Public Affairs and restructures its former business program. Previously, the school of business and some ele- 18 BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009 n In September, Dipak Jain steps down as dean of Northwestern Uni- versity's Kellogg School of Manage- ment in Evanston, Illinois, where he has served as dean for eight years. Following a one-year leave of absence, Jain will return to the Kel- logg faculty. An interim dean will be appointed while the school searches for Jain's replacement. n The Audencia Nantes School of Management in France has created the Auden- cia Foundation, whose goal is to increase the school's academic devel- opment and equal opportunity poli- cies in France and internationally. n Last summer, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia created a summer internship program for under- graduate students pursuing careers in socially focused ventures and businesses. The program, made possible through the generos- ity of the Robert and Diane v.S. Levy family, is managed by the Wharton Ethics Program and the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department. Through the pro- gram, ten undergraduates received stipends over the summer months as they worked with socially responsible enterprises in the U.S., the U.K., India, China, and Singa- pore. Undergraduate members of the Penn Social Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program are actively involved in every aspect of plan- ning, selecting, and implementing the internship program. n The business school at Rice Uni- versity in Houston, Texas, has offi- cially changed its name from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management to the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. In conjunction with the name change, the school has adopted a new logo and Web site. n The Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey, will be the new home to the Eastern Economic Association, an organization that promotes educa- tion and research in all areas of eco- nomics. The association publishes the Eastern Economic Journal and hosts an annual conference on the Eastern Seaboard. n Last July, the American Institute of Cer- tified Public Accountants inaugurated its Leadership Academy in Chicago by hosting 28 CPAs under the age of 35. Led by AICPA chairman Ernest A. Almonte, the CPAs engaged in intensive workshop training to hone leadership skills. n z