#Shidler College of Business

Six graduate programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have been ranked among the top 50 in the nation, with 10 more in the top 100, according to US News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 8.

Tetsuji Yamazaki, general manager of Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa, was inducted into the TIM Alumni Hall of Honor on Wednesday.

All three of University of Hawaiʻi’s four-year universities earned high marks in the US News and World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings released on Tuesday, including three top-five rankings for UH West Oʻahu, a top-10 national ranking for UH Hilo and UH Mānoa, and a top-20 national ranking for the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business’ international business program.

Two graduate programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are in the nation’s top 25, and an additional 11 programs are in the top 100, according to the 2024 US News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings, released Tuesday.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is highly ranked in the world in a variety of subject areas, including oceanography, atmospheric sciences and travel industry management, according to two premier comprehensive subject rankings.

In recognition of his $5 million donation, the new Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will be renamed the Walter Dods Jr. RISE Center.

Students across the University of Hawaiʻi System who are interested in entrepreneurship can apply to live at Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs (RISE).

To honor her parents who were Vietnam refugees, a UH business school graduate contributed $100,000 last week to establish the Cindy Doan and Hy So Duong Endowed Scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded to eight Hawai’i public school graduates who have demonstrated academic achievement, leadership skills and an expressed interest in pursuing a hospitality, tourism or culinary education and career, and up to two Hawai’i community college graduates with an associate degree in hospitality, tourism or culinary studies.

Big Island Grown (B.I.G.) Dispensaries, one of two medical cannabis dispensary licensees on Hawaiʻi island, recently announced Dylan Shropshire as their new chief executive officer. Shropshire, who is also the founder of B.I.G., previously served as the company’s chief production officer. This change comes as B.I.G. prepares to open three retail locations. The first location […]

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business alumnus Christopher Helm and wife Debra have established a $100,000 endowment.

The leading accrediting institution for business schools has in the United States has reaccredited the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.