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(January 3, 2010) . . . breaking news . . Gevrek Resigns, Leaves USM Behind HATTIESBURG – USMNEWS.net reporters have learned that CoB assistant professor of economics Deniz Gevrek has resigned her position on the USM faculty and has (or soon will have) departed Hattiesburg. According to reports, Gevrek has taken a position with Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and will be teaching courses there within a matter of days. Gevrek's Christmas Holidays 2009-10 departure marks the second time in a row that a CoB economics resignation occurred over a Christmas break, though the last one came over two years ago (during 2007-08).

(January 11, 2010) Gevrek on the Island Once again reports prove accurate as the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi website confirms that former CoB economist Deniz Gevrek is now an economics faculty at the Texas-based institution. Gevrek, in a surprise move, departed the CoB over the Christmas break (2009-10). That move makes her the first of six (6) economists to depart the CoB some time during 2009-10. The other five are set to retire on or before 30-June-2010

(March 23, 2010) Dakhlia Bids CoB Adieu CoB ECO Prof Accepts Teaching Post across the Pond Reports streaming into USMNEWS.net indicate that CoB associate professor of economics, Sami Dakhlia, has executed a resignation statement effective at the end of the 2009-10 academic year. Sources indicate that Dakhlia will be taking a new position at an institution in France, where Dakhlia retains citizenship.

(March 24, 2010) GH Chatter Who will be left in ECO when that unit makes its grand debut in Arts & Letters? Deniz Gevrek left the CoB (surprisingly) in January of 2010. This week came the announcement that Sami Dakhlia will depart USM after this year. Newer chatter has it that Akbar Marvasti is now out on the job-hunt circuit as well. This could leave only Daniel Monchuk, who was only recently making his residence in China.

(April 21, 2010) Final Update, 13 August 2008 The CoB's Brain Drain, 2003-Present -- Part 1 An Illustrated History There is little argument with the notion that the College of Business at USM has been severely diminished by the faculty flight that has occurred since former CoB dean, Harold Doty, assumed the reins of management. Doty's tenure began in 2003, when he was hired by former USM President, Shelby Thames, to lead the newly reorganized College of Business & Economic Development. It ended in April of 2007, just after the CoB had received an ominous report from the AACSB requiring a 6th Year Maintenance of Accreditation Review, when Doty and his associate dean, Farhang Niroomand, "resigned" amidst suspicion and speculation.

(April 22, 2010) The Climb A Look at the Current Homes and Past Moves of Departed CoBers, 2003-2009 A number of reports here at USMNEWS.net have examined the astronomical faculty turnover numbers that have occurred with regard to the CoB since 2003, the year that former CoB dean Harold Doty took the reins of the organization. The time of Doty (2003-07), who is now b-school dean at the University of Texas – Tyler, was disastrous, as a world of space here at USMNEWS.net attests. This report looks at the top institutions, using the U.S. News & World Report 2010 rankings, employing former CoBers of the 2003-present period.