The UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School is the business school of the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

. Founded in 1919, the school was renamed to its current name in honor of Mary Lily Kenan and her husband, Henry Flagler, in 1991. The school offers programs of granting bachelor of science in business administration, master of business administration, executive MBA, master of accounting, doctor of philosophy, business certificate as well as many executive education programs. The business school is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

History

The school was established in 1919 as the Department of Commerce of the College of Arts of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1991, Frank Kenan continues his family’s legacy of supporting UNC by giving $10 million toward a new Business School building. The university changed its business school's name to Kenan-Flagler Business School in honor of Mary Lily Kenan and her husband, Henry Morrison Flagler.

Rankings

MBA Full-time Program Rankings (additional to chart) *''U.S. News & World Report'' **7th in undergraduate business **19th in full-time MBA programs * ''Beyond Grey Pinstripes'' (Aspen Institute) **7th in the United States * ''Princeton Review and Entrepreneur'' **11th for graduate programs in entrepreneurship MBA for Executives Programs * The ''

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'' ranked the Weekend Program: 10 * ''

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'' for the Weekend Program: 11 * ''

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'' ranked OneMBA 29th in 2016 MBA@UNC Online * The '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the MBA@UNC Online Program #1 in 2015 MAC Program (Master of Accounting) * Public of Accounting Report: 7 Executive Development (Non-Degree Programs) * ''

'': 9 for custom programs: * ''

'': 14 for executive education:

People

Faculty

* Robert S. Adler, Consumer Advocate * Howard Aldrich, Sociologist * Richard A. Bettis * Paolo Fulghieri, Financial Economist * Rajdeep Grewal * James H. Johnson Jr. *

Arne L. Kalleberg Arne Lindeman Kalleberg (born February 9, 1949) is a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center. He is also an adjunct professor in the Kenan ...

, Sociologist *

Jan-Benedict Steenkamp Joannes Evangelista Benedictus Maria "Jan-Benedict" Steenkamp (born June 12, 1959) is a marketing professor and author. He is the Knox Massey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at ...

, expert on

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Valarie Zeithaml Valarie Zeithaml is a marketing professor and author. She is the David S. Van Pelt Family Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Zeithml is an expert in the area of ser ...

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pioneer; developer of

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Alumni

* Gary Parr (BSBA '79), Deputy Chairman, Lazard Frères & Co. *

Hugh McColl Hugh L. McColl Jr. (born 18 June 1935) is a fourth-generation banker and the former Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. Active in banking since around 1960, McColl was a driving force behind consolidating a series of progressively larger, mos ...

Jr. (BSBA '57), Former Chairman and CEO,

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Julian Robertson Julian Hart Robertson Jr. (June 25, 1932 – August 23, 2022) was an American billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Robertson founded Tiger Management, one of the first hedge funds, in 1980. From its inception in 1980 to its 1 ...

(BSBA '55), Chairman,

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Erskine Bowles Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served from 2005 to 2010 as the president of the University of North Carolina system. In 1997–98 he served as White House Chi ...

(BSBA '67), former president,

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; former White House Chief of Staff; former head of

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; former

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deputy envoy for tsunami relief * John A. Allison IV, Chairman and Former CEO of

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(BSBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler) and current Director of

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: Businessman, finance chair of

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's Presidential campaign. *

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Major General * G. Smedes York, MBA 1968, 33rd Mayor of

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1979-1983, Chairman of York Properties, Inc. *

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, Co-founder and former CEO, Hulu *

Lee Ainslie Lee S. Ainslie III is the head of hedge fund Maverick Capital. He is a value investor that is particularly known for his investments in the technology sector. Early life and education Ainslie's father was headmaster of Episcopal High School, a p ...

, MBA, Founder and CEO of Maverick Capital (a $10B long/short hedge fund) * Hubert C. Hegtvedt, U.S. Air Force Major General *

Michele Buck Michele Buck is an American businesswoman. In March 2017, she became the first female Chairman, President, and CEO of The Hershey Company, an American food manufacturing company, replacing former CEO John Bilbrey. Early life and education A nat ...

, MBA '87, CEO of

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