UNC-Chapel Hill professor and Kenan Institute expert Iheoma U. Iruka took part in a roundtable discussion on the "childcare cliff" on PBS NC’s “State Lines” July 5. The episode is available online.
Join us for an afternoon with Columbia University professor and Director of the Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies, Jagdish Bhagwati. Register
Historically, most businesses have attempted to stay on the sidelines of controversial issues to avoid alienating customers and limit internal discord. But the COVID-19 pandemic (which has disproportionately affected people of color) and rising racial tensions have increased awareness of systemic racism in the U.S. In this Kenan Insight, we explore how business leaders are increasingly taking a stance on diversity and inclusion issues through both internally and externally focused actions and policies.
Please join the Center for the Business of Health and the Kenan Institute for an exclusive lunchtime conversation with Aaron McKethan, general manager of new ventures at Aledade. His talk is offered through the Dean’s Speaker Series, hosted by the Kenan Institute in partnership with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Interim Dean Jennifer Conrad.
In her new position as Kenan Institute director of research, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Finance Professor Paige Ouimet will maintain the institute’s connections with the school that create the steady flow of translational research for business practitioners and policymakers.
How do firms try to retain workers in a tight labor market? New research finds that employers use a variety of pay and nonpay mechanisms but that multiplant companies may find the nonpay options more cost-effective.
Digital assets' highs and lows of 2022 served as a backdrop for a two-day event in Washington, D.C., hosted by UNC’s Rethinc. Labs, an initiative of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, in partnership with the Milken Institute and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Join Black Communities Conference co-chairs Mark Little and Karla Slocum as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Historic Black Communities. This week explores issues at the intersection of COVID-19 and university engagement.
Kenan Scholars Director Kim Allen is among the winners of UNC’s annual Diversity Awards, presented to individuals and groups who have given their time and effort to further diversity, equity and inclusion at the university and in its surrounding community.
Join us for the Kenan Institute’s monthly virtual press briefing at 9 a.m. EDT this Friday, May 5, as UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Christian Lundblad offers his insights on both the labor market and the Fed's response to continuing inflation.
Since 2008, the Alternative Investments Conference has served as a forum for private equity, hedge fund, venture capital, and other alternative asset professionals to network, share ideas, and stay abreast of industry trends. The conference provides insights into current topics in alternative investments as well as the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the most influential industry leaders. The UNC Alternative Investments Conference is sponsored by the Institute for Private Capital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The UNC Entrepreneurship Center will release a year-end update to its 2020 Trends in Entrepreneurship Report as part of its announcement of a new partnership with the Research Triangle Foundation (RTF) at The UNC Difference: Coming to RTP.
Female involvement in the workforce remains important to the U.S. economy, but COVID-19 has only exacerbated a drop in participation rates. To reverse the trend, businesses are enhancing maternity leave, child care services and access to fertility and family-planning services, according to research by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School experts.
During this webinar, Mr. Allen will give a 30-minute presentation sharing his expert insights on U.S.-China relations and what it means for U.S. firms.
ChatGPT and other generative AI programs can replicate much of the work performed across the knowledge worker class. This gives us a glimpse of what ever-more-powerful AI tools might be able to do, which is both exciting and, to say the least, unsettling.
The Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies, along with the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, cohosted the UNC Affordable Housing Symposium last month. Experts in the field, as well as academic professionals, explored how the Triangle housing climate has shifted as business booms in the surrounding area and how the real estate industry can prepare for the future.
...UNC Kenan-Flagler professor emeritus of marketing Rollie Tillman Jr., the institute’s first director, the award recognizes superior contributions. [tillman] John Kasarda Research Excellence Award Dr. John Kasarda is the longest-serving...
Artificial intelligence enhancements are increasingly shaping our financial decision-making. But with what result?
Join us for the Kenan Institute’s monthly virtual press briefing at 9 a.m. EDT this Friday, Dec. 8, as professor and former executive director Greg Brown shares his thoughts on where inflation may be headed from here.
The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise will host its Annual Open House Tuesday, August 28, showcasing its work and the work of its affiliated centers to the UNC-Chapel Hill community and beyond.