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Michael Arena appointed Dean of Crowell School of Business

Former Amazon and General Motors executive will join Biola as Crowell dean in July 2023.

Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief • April 13, 2023

On July 1, 2023, former Amazon and General Motors Executive Dr. Michael Arena will step into the position of Dean of Biola’s Crowell School of Business. The current dean of Crowell, Gary Lindblad, announced his retirement last fall and will continue in the position through June 2023. “Dr. Arena...

Business professor tunes his guitar to the heart of his students

Nick Sherwin leads classroom lectures during the week so he can chase his passion of music on the weekends.

Nicholas Carreno, Freelance Writer • May 2, 2019

Nick Sherwin is more than just an associate professor of management in the Crowell School of Business––he is a lover and a fighter of good music. “My music is absolutely the story of my life in a lot of ways and if you start listening to a lot of my music, you’ll hear someone very openly singing...

Students should bridge STEM and business

STEM and business students should collaborate to become more well-rounded professionals.

Melissa Sugeng, Freelance Writer • November 29, 2018

In 1999, the ABC show “Nightline” featured IDEO, a top design consultancy which invented the first Apple Mouse. In this episode, IDEO took on a challenge to redesign the shopping cart in just five days. The episode featured a group of experts from diverse disciplines—a Harvard MBA, a linguist,...