Dr. Melvin Miller presented his paper at the 17th Annual International Conference of the International Academy of Business in November 2025. The paper was titled “AI-Enabled Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Integrating Technological and Human-Centric Approaches to Foster Inclusive and Sustainable Competitiveness.”
“I am honored to have my research selected for presentation at the International Academy of Business Conference. Being selected is both a professional milestone and a reflection of the strong culture of scholarship at Benedict College,” says Miller.
Miller is an associate professor in the Tyrone Adamas Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship and is the first Benedict College Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Fellow.
The International Academy of Business (IAB) aims to provide a friendly forum for the exchange of ideas in all major business disciplines through conferences that are held nationally and internationally, and through the publication of peer-reviewed journals on business and other contemporary issues.
“We are proud that Dr. Melvin Miller’s important research was accepted by the 17th Annual International Conference of the International Academy of Business,” says Dr. Tracy Dunn, Dean of Burroughs School of Business & Entrepreneurship. “Scholarship that explores AI-enabled entrepreneurial ecosystems reflects the kind of forward-thinking and impact-driven work that the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business & Entrepreneurship produces.”
This organization promotes futuristic preparation through future-oriented research, interdisciplinary thinking, and innovative academic engagement.
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Benedict College Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution offering 29 competitive baccalaureate degree programs and two master’s degree programs. The Midlands HBCU welcomes students from several counties in South Carolina, states across America, and countries around the world. The College also has a diverse faculty deeply engaged in teaching, research, and service.
Benedict College has been highly regarded and exceptionally ranked for its programs by several academic and traditional publications. Benedict College is the recipient of the 2024 UNCF Institutional Excellence Awardgiven by UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building Program in celebration of an HBCU that achieved next-level performance. Benedict was also named HBCU of the Year by HBCU Digest and voted the number one Gold Winner in The States’ BEST College or University in 2025.
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Five of the College’s degree programs hold national accreditation: Social Work Program, Environmental Health Science Program, Environmental Engineering, Studio Art, and the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship.