Faculty Highlights

Dr. Xie Shares Tips on Finding Best Credit Cards

Assistant professor of finance Yutong Xie talked with MoneyGeek.com about two credit card studies. Dr. Xie discusses the best cards for businesses here and shares tips on finding and using the best student credit cards here.

Dr. Hume’s Tips on Investing in Auto Insurance

Susan Hume, Ph.D, associate professor of finance was interviewed by The Motley Fool, an investing and personal finance news site on the auto insurance market. Dr. Hume answered questions on consumer confidence, supplemental coverage, and tips to lower insurance rates. Read the full article here.

Accounting Faculty Celebrate TCNJ Anniversaries

Professors of accounting and information systems Dr. Gerald Miller and Dr. Abdus Shahid celebrated long-term anniversaries teaching with The College of New Jersey. Dr. Miller has been a faculty member for 25 years and Dr. Shahid for 30. The School of Business would like to thank them for their continued dedication and service to the…

Finance Faculty Weigh In on Auto Insurance Data

Recently, MoneyGeek.com sought expertise from two School of Business faculty members. Yutong Xie, assistant professor of finance, weighed in on finding the best auto insurance and how to find the most affordable auto insurance. Susan Hume, associate professor of finance, addressed the factors that affect the cost of car insurance along with how to understand the…

Dr. Hume Interviewed on Selecting Quick Loans

Dr. Susan Hume, associate professor of Finance, was recently featured as an expert in a WalletHub article on the best quick loans of 2021. Read the full article here. The article offers advice about choosing quick loans, based on rates, credit score, origination fees, and APR. Dr. Hume suggests that you “shop around to get multiple quotes, to find…

Business Faculty Win Research Award

Two faculty members from The School of Business were recently announced winners of the Outstanding Author Contribution category in the 2020 Emerald Literati Awards. Hossein Nouri, professor of accounting & information systems, and Maria S. Domingo, associate professor of accounting & information systems, were both the contributors. They were awarded for their work, titled “Gender…

Economics Paper Accepted for Publication

Economics professors Dr. Lynn Tang and Dr. Richard Baker co-authored a paper titled, “The Success of Crowdfunding Projects: Technology, Globalization, and Geographic Distance,” which has been accepted for publication in Economics of Innovation and New Technology. Steven Pittaro ’19 served as a student research assistant on this project. Pittaro now works as an operator at…

Professor Hume on NJ Car Insurance Rates

Dr. Susan Hume, Associate Professor of Finance was interviewed by WalletHub on finding affordable car insurance in New Jersey. In the piece she answers the following questions: What are the biggest risk factors keeping car insurance rates from being cheaper in New Jersey? What factors make coverage so high in NJ? Is there anything that…

Finance Chair on Low Interest Credit Cards

Dr. Seung Hee Choi, Finance Department Chair, was recently interviewed by WalletHub on low interest credit cards. Read the full story here and Dr. Choi’s insights here.

Business Faculty Comment on Coronavirus

On Tuesday, March 3, the US Fed announced an emergency rate cut in response to the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Below, three School of Business faculty members weigh in on the cut’s impact. Dr. Seung Hee Choi, Chair & Professor, Finance The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 bps to…