Business, Government & Society
Business, Government & Society Launches "Ethics Unwrapped"
“Ethics Unwrapped,” a series of free ethics teaching videos, was launched in Fall 2012 by the McCombs School of Business. The videos are available at the Ethics Unwrapped website.
McCombs' Newest Department
The Business, Government, & Society department focuses research and teaching on the regulatory, political, legal and ethical environment of business. Today’s global marketplace is more competitive, more transparent, more culturally and politically diverse, and more fluid than ever before. Future business leaders will need to be able to navigate the legal, ethical and cultural demands of government and society. The BGS department helps students cultivate the skills needed to successfully manage the dynamic business environment of the future.
Department News
Professor Spence Delivers Keynote at the Martz Symposium on Environmental Law
On March 21st David Spence, Professor of Law and regulation at the McCombs School and the School of Law, delivered the keynote address at the annual Martz Symposium on Environmental Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder. The title of the address was "Reasons for Cautious Optimism on Climate Change."
Panel Discussion with Enron Whistleblower Sherron Watkins
On March 2, 2018, Meme Drumwright and Robert Prentice joined Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins in a panel discussion on “Enron, Power, Gender and Industry at UT and Beyond” as part of a symposium at the UT Fine Arts School.
BBA Spring 2018 Faculty Honor Roll
Dean Bredeson was named to the BBA Spring 2018 faculty honor roll.
Professor Werner Quoted in LA Times & New York Daily News
Timothy Werner was quoted in both Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News stories examining business’ relationships with the NRA on February 25, 2018.
Climate Law Blog by Professor Spence
T
he Columbia U Sabin Center on climate change just posted an opinion piece by Professor Spence on peer-to-peer trading of energy. You can read the full article here.
Professor Spence Quoted in the Washington Post
Professor Spence was briefly quoted in the Energy 202 column in the Washington Post a
while back about environmental litigation against the Pruitt EPA
here.
2018 Changemaker Award
Professor Brad Gold has been named a finalist for the 2018 Changemaker award by the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce.
BGS Faculty to participate in the Eyes on Teaching Program
BGS faculty members Karen Landolt and Fran Pedersen have been selected by the Provost’s Teaching Fellows program to participate in the Eyes on Teaching program in Spring 2018.
Professor Spence at Georgetown Law School
David Spence has spent the fall semester visiting at the Georgetown Law School in Washington DC.
BGS Faculty selected for the BBA Honor Roll
BGS faculty members Tim Werner and Robert Prentice have been selected for the BBA Faculty Honor Roll for their teaching in the spring semester of 2017.