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Source: Forbes by Zack Friedman, 10.05.2018. This week, Wharton received a gift of $50 million, the largest single gift in its 137 year history. Here’s what you need to know. The Gift The gift to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania comes from billionaire Marc J. Rowan, a Wharton alum and co-founder and… Read more about Wharton Business School Receives Its Largest Gift Ever
Source: Financial Times by Jonathan Moules,09.24.2018. Business schools’ teaching materials still overwhelmingly feature men in charge Gender equality is important to Lesley Symons. So when she was choosing her masters degree course, she applied to Insead in large part because the cohort was an almost equal split between male and female students. However, when she… Read more about Financial Times: MBA case studies lack female leaders
Source: Business Insider by Chisato Goya,09.20.2018. Universum has just released a new ranking, listing the companies business and engineering students dream most of working for. Generally, consumer goods companies, car manufacturers and banks attract students of business, engineering, and computer science. Consulting firms are the most sought-after companies among business students, according to the ranking.… Read more about Business Insider: These are the 50 companies business school students most want to work for
Source: Knowledge@Wharton 09.20.2018 There was plenty of blame to assign to the actors responsible for the Great Recession. The global economic slide was the result of rampant greed in the financial sector, with individuals and institutions complicit in finding creative ways to make as much money as possible with little regard to the risks or… Read more about Knowledge@Wharton: How Did the Recession Change the Way B-Schools Teach Ethics?
Source: The Daily Californian by Julie Madsen,09.20.2018. The business schools of Harvard University, Duke University and UC Berkeley — ranked among the highest in the nation — have one recent issue in common: a drop in MBA applications. Lower graduate business school applicant numbers have been a nationwide phenomenon, with the Haas School of Business seeing… Read more about The Daily Californian: Haas School of Business faces nationwide decline in MBA applications
Source: CNBC by Courtney Connley,09.18.2018. Earning a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) was once an essential part of building a career in business. But getting an MBA can be a huge personal and financial undertaking, and in today’s rapidly-changing business landscape, there are some who feel that the degree has lost its relevance. “After all,” bestselling management… Read more about CNBC: Suzy Welch: These are the only 4 reasons to get an MBA right now
Source: Financial Times by Jonathan Moules,09.17.2018. Harvard, NYU Stern, Fuqua and Berkeley Haas report falls in 2018 candidate numbers Massine Bouzerar was determined to study for an MBA, and like many ambitious young people, the Oman-born, Canadian-educated student wanted to study in the US. He even signed up for a tour of Harvard Business School… Read more about Financial Times: MBA applications fall at top US business schools
Source: Business Insider by Shana Lebowitz,09.17.2018. Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria said the program is designed to produce generalists as opposed to specialists. He looks for students who want to develop their overall leadership and management skills. Research suggests that generalist MBA graduates receive better job offers than those who specialized in a single field.… Read more about Business Insider: The dean of Harvard Business School explains why you should — or shouldn’t — choose HBS over any other MBA program