University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business News

University Insured Chinese Student Tuition Revenue Against Virus. Then COVID-19 Hit.

After becoming dean of the University of Illinois business school in 2015, Jeffrey Brown worried that politics or a virus would choke off a major source of revenue for his school: Chinese graduate students. So, in 2017, along with the …

McChristian, Proksa to Lead Insurance, Risk Management Programs at Gies College of Business

The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business has named Lynne McChristian and Corrie Proksa to lead its insurance and risk management programs. McChristian has been named director of the Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research (ORMIR), Proksa and …