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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship Announces 2026 Spring Pitch Winners
May 4, 2026
Six student entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to a panel of executive judges for a chance to win more than $20,000 in cash prizes during the Spring 2026 Pitch competition held April 16 at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The event was hosted…
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Alumnus Matthew Likens Shares Realities of Startup Leadership with Students
April 27, 2026
When Matthew E. Likens, ‘75, returned to 91¿´Æ¬Íø April 15 for the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Series, he brought students a candid look at the realities of leading a startup. Students got to see the highs, the failures and the lessons learned across decades…
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Six Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship Programs Earn National Rankings for Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø in U.S. News 2026 Best Graduate Schools
April 17, 2026
91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship has earned six national rankings for the university in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Graduate Schools report, further cementing its reputation as one of the region’s…
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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Graduate is Finalist in Prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition
April 16, 2026
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø alumna Olivia Fenneken MBA ’25, founder of Cottage Core, earned a spot in the prestigious 2026 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) held earlier this month. Now in its 26th year, RBPC, presented by Rice Business and hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and…
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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship Announces 2026 Student Ambassadors
April 9, 2026
The Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship has named the inaugural class of student ambassadors for 2026. Student ambassadors represent various business majors within the college and serve as representatives at college events and recruitment…
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‘What Makes Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal’
March 26, 2026
91¿´Æ¬Íø has earned the Military Friendly® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø senior Richard Hlavaty shares how Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.
Read More »Q&A with Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship Alumni Angelo Kinicki, BBA ’77, MBA ’79, DBA ’82, and Joyce Polak Kinicki, BBA ’80
Jan. 7, 2026
Angelo and Joyce Kinicki met at Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø in the 1970s while they were business students. After earning their degrees, they married in 1981 and headed to a warmer climate in Arizona, where they have lived for more than 44 years. The couple have been long-time supporters of the…
Read More »A Q&A With Kevin Munch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting
Nov. 26, 2025
Learn more about one of the newest faculty members at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Ambassador Crawford College of Business Announces 2025 Idea Pitch Winners
Nov. 25, 2025
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship, located within the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, announces the winners of the 2025 Idea Pitch competition. The Idea Pitch competition helps Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø students develop…
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Lacrosse Player Finds Home in Crawford Hall
Nov. 24, 2025
The Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Women’s Lacrosse team recruited Sydney Davis to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø. The relationships she built here and the wide variety of academic options made her feel at home. She was attracted to Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø not only due to the team, but also due to the large number of academic…
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