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(January 6, 2010) 0001331 A GUEST EDITORIAL ON BOOZE ACCOUNTS AND SUCH The title of this editorial is the actual job posting number for the "W.P. Bridges Professor of Real Estate" position in the USM b-school. This opening was first advertised on the USM employment pages on 18-Nov-09, just a few weeks ago. As it appears, USM will have a Parham Bridges Distinguished Professor of Real Estate on board for the 2010-11 academic year. This has been a long time coming.

(January 26, 2010) GH Chatter How is the Parham Bridges search going? That question is on the minds of some who follow USMNEWS.net, and it has also generated some GH chatter. Finally, it appears, the CoB's brass have gotten a handle on the PB (real estate) chair and are going to make something positive happen with respect to it.

(May 18, 2010) Special Report USM’s ‘Kaetsu Court’ USM public relations specialist Van Arnold introduced what some refer to as USM’s “Kaetsu Court” via his 18-May-2010 press release on the relationship between USM and Japan’s Kaetsu University. The relationship began, as Arnold explains, decades ago after former CoB economist Eddie Lewis, who is now with USM’s cross-town rival William Carey University, visited Japan and developed close ties with KU officials.

(May 13, 2010) The CoB has Dugan by the Horne The Story Behind Dugan’s Hiring Keeps Shifting, While Dugan’s Job Keeps Morphing With its 11-May-2010 press release entitled “Dugan to Join School of Accountancy Faculty in Fall,” the USM public relations team is late to the party. News of Michael Dugan’s imminent arrival has been circulating around campus for weeks now, and USMNEWS.net has reported on the story several times to date.

(June 2, 2010) GH Chatter The 19-May-2010 USMNEWS.net report about USM’s “Kaetsu Court” generated some chatter about the notables who visited the campus around the time of the centennial graduation ceremony. Word is that all of the former holders of the CoB’s Kaetsu Professorship in IB were on hand, including Eddie Lewis (William Carey University), Tyrone Black (retired), and Alvin Williams (University of South Alabama). As recognized, these joined current holder David Duhon. Again, only one of these current and former holders also served in the CoB’s international business unit.