Northeastern University Business School Adds Three Women Faculty Members

The College of Business Administration at Northeastern University in Boston has announced the addition of seven new full-time faculty members. Three of the new faculty members are women.

C. Annique Un was named associate professor of international business and strategy. She has previously taught at Cornell and the University of South Carolina. Dr. Un holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. She earned a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Yu Xia was appointed associate professor of information, operations, and analysis. She is a graduate of Huazhongu University and holds a master’s degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University. Dr. Xia earned a Ph.D. in statistics at Washington State University.

Tiantian Gu is a new assistant professor of finance at the College of Business. She earned a Ph.D. in finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In addition, the college announced that Marjorie Platt, who has been a faculty member for 29 years, has been named senior associate dean and dean of the faculty. Professor Platt is a graduate of Northwestern University. She holds an MBA from Babson College and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Michigan.

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