Innovative Univ. of Mary Washington business professor rated tops by Poets & Quants

UMW Associate Professor of Business Kashef Majid is one of the 50 best undergraduate professors of 2024, honored by Poets&Quants. The annual list features accomplished, innovative and compassionate professors who “represent the best of what an undergraduate business degree can offer,” according to the online publication.

A standout professor with exceptional contributions in research and teaching, Majid has multiple awards in both areas, leaving a sustained and meaningful impact on his discipline, students and community.

“This is a highly selective distinction made by one of the most influential voices in business education today: Poets&Quants,” said Dean Filiz Tabak, who heads Mary Washington’s College of Business . “Kashef’s research has uncovered important implications for businesses and policymakers, particularly in areas such as digital marketing, consumer liability and the sharing economy. His innovative teaching is also known for imparting cutting-edge, highly marketable skills to his students as well as bringing a strong sense of social responsibility and community engagement.”

As one example, he has developed an innovative Digital Marketing course through which students gain skills in digital marketing and AI tools in addition to obtaining the Google Analytics certification. And he developed a course called Alleviating Food Waste, which partners with local businesses to help them redeploy excess food resources in a way that benefits the community.

According to a Mary Washington news release, he earned a Ph.D. from The George Washington University, a master’s degree from Concordia University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa.

“I was pretty late into my Ph.D. program at GWU when I realized I wanted to be a business school professor. I worked with wonderful faculty advisors who were great teachers but also doing impactful research. I saw becoming a professor as an opportunity to do work that contributed to those around me (similar to my advisors),” Majid said. He also cites colleagues at UMW such as Ken Machande, Robert Rycroft and the late Gwen Hale as inspiring him, giving him the freedom to teach courses on topics of interest and continuing to improve through teaching.