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(October 2, 2008) Seven Questions Interviews with Current/Former CoB Faculty about Life in and Outside the CoB Q1. As a former business faculty at USM, how would you describe the CoB of recent years?

(October 2, 2008) Special Report Niroomand on the Move . . . in Miles An Investigative Series on CoB Travel Farhang Niroomand’s travel exploits continue to reverberate throughout the halls of USM’s College of Business. That he amassed $75,000 in travel expenses over the 59 months from Aug-01 through June-06, a subject covered in a previous Special Report entitled Niroomand on the Move, was just recently mentioned in Part 1 of the new series about George Carter’s political war against new CoB dean Lance Nail.

(November 26, 2008) GH Chatter Some CoBers are reporting that former CoB associate dean Farhang Niroomand recently lost out on a nice, new job opportunity, and he did so to a former CoBer. Hopefully more details will come out soon. This promises to be an entertaining news item.

(December 9, 2008) BREAKING NEWS Are the Eyes of Texas Upon Niroomand? HATTIESBURG – Sources not far from CoB economist Farhang Niroomand say that the former CoB associate dean is looking to become the new business dean at the University of Houston – Victoria. Niroomand served as AD under both former CBA dean William Gunther (1998-2003) and former CoB dean Harold Doty (2003-07), wherein, according to insiders, Niroomand controlled, at least in large part, the reins.

(December 10, 2008) CoB News, 10 December 2008 Houston – Victoria Has Eyes Yesterday’s Breaking News story about the possibility of Farhang Niroomand becoming the next dean of business at the University of Houston – Victoria has readers buzzing. A recent visit to the UH – V website revealed that the university is advertising for the position. Whether or not Niroomand makes the cut for it is another story, though sources indicate that he has a “close” relationship with current UH – V president Tim Hudson, the former provost at USM. Look for follow-ups on this story here at USMNEWS.net in the coming days.

(December 15, 2008) GH Chatter Speaking of new deans, old deans, borrowed deans and blue deans, some are amused that former USM provost Tim Hudson, now the president of the University of Houston at Victoria, might be considering former CoB associate dean Farhang Niroomand to lead UH-V's business school (as its new dean). Surely there are enough concerns about Niroomand that Hudson will think better of the .opportunity.. As far as concerns about Niroomand go, one of the best stories making the rounds is called "Bobbing for Bs". If you happen to walk up and into a discussion of it, you'll want to stick around.