Before coming to the United States in 1970, associate professor and finance coordinator Ashok Kapoor worked at the American Embassy in his home country of India. 鈥淏oth my cultural and religious background allows me to bring a very different perspective to issues of the day that we discuss both among colleagues and with our students.鈥�
鈥淗aving faculty of diverse backgrounds is important to the richness of the academic programming offered in our department,鈥� says assistant professor Fekri Meziou, Tunisian by birth. In his international marketing course, for example, students analyze the challenges of marketing products and services in different regions around the world. 鈥淭his course can only be taught by someone who has traveled extensively and has immersed himself/herself during an extended stay in the life of the foreign countries.鈥� Continue reading “Global business experience — without leaving home”