New ‘Women in Finance’ Course Strives to Introduce More Women to the Industry

Although women represent nearly half of business students at U.S. colleges, they are usually underrepresented as students of finance. At UConn, women compose only about 29% of the undergraduate students in the major. The new “Women in Finance” course is one effort to ensure that women know that finance is an attractive option for them.

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Brian Krause '03 (CLAS) and Mike Woodward '03 (CLAS) are senior executives at Focus Brands, the umbrella company of Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe’s, and many others. We caught up with the two when they stopped in Storrs recently as part of an eight-state road trip to see some of their most successful franchises. Keep Reading

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