The Business of Booth

PUMA: Chicago Booth is a big school on campus, with 3,500 total students. How do you see the business school's relationship with the University's other schools and divisions?

KUMAR: It's crucial that Chicago Booth have a symbiotic relationship with the rest of the University. It's important not to have just joint programs but also collaboration at all levels. Members of our faculty collaborate with colleagues all over campus. The most obvious example is with the economics department, but members of our faculty participate in research programs and initiatives across departments. Examples are the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics and the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago, which has faculty from the Harris School as well as Chicago Booth. We also have good ties with the Law School.

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