Released September 23, 2005

HATTIESBURG – Ethics in the workplace will be the subject for the kickoff speaker in this year’s Executives on Campus Lecture Series sponsored by the College of Business at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Ronald J. Alsop, a news editor and senior writer at The Wall Street Journal, will share his insights on the subject during a lecture at 11 a.m. on Oct. 6 in room 116 of Joseph Greene Hall. The public is invited.

Alsop is the author of the book “The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, Protecting, and Repairing Your Most Valuable Asset.” He also is the editor of the Journal’s annual ranking of leading master of business administration programs and author of the new book “The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2006.”

In addition, he writes the monthly M.B.A. Track column and articles about business education, corporate reputation and marketing for the Journal. Previously, he served as the Journal’s marketing columnist and as editor of its Marketplace page, and he has written several other books, including “The Wall Street Journal on Marketing” and “The Wall Street Journal Almanac.”

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