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Emory Goizueta Announces New Scholarship to Increase Representation of Women in Business
Usha Rackliff, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Accounting, teaching an Evening MBA Class. Did you know that women make up more than half of the United States’ workforce? However, women still lag substantially behind men in terms of equal pay and representation in leadership positions. For example, females represent... Read more »
Tuck Alumnus Creates Scholarship to Inspire Students From Japan
Everyone wants to look in the mirror and be proud of who they have become. To do so, people need paths to become the person they want to see. Though there are many different avenues one can take, many people choose the path of an MBA program. MBA programs are... Read more »
Supporting LGBTQ+ Students: Saïd Business School Partners With Reaching Out MBA
Saïd Business School at Oxford University has partnered with Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) to develop a fellowship program designed to support LGBTQ+ students and candidates. The goals of the ROMBA fellowship are to help LGBTQ+ students become the leaders of tomorrow, provide a unique global network for LGBTQ+ MBA students,... Read more »
When it Comes to the B Corporation Movement, the Terry College Means Business
When Ally Hellenga began her role as community manager for Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens, Georgia, in January 2020, she had approximately two and a half months of normalcy before the pandemic took hold in the U.S. A University of Georgia alum, Hellenga stewards community impact initiatives, and as... Read more »
Wharton Joins AltFinance, a $90M Investment in HBCUs
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is investing in the promise of alternative finance to bring diversity to the financial industry. The business school has partnered with Apollo Global Management, Ares Management, and Oaktree Capital Management to launch the $90 million AltFinance: Investing in Black Futures™, an initiative that... Read more »
New DeFi Toolkit: Wharton Professor & World Economic Forum Collaboration
At the peak in May, over $80 billion in digital assets were locked into Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, applications (i.e., MyEtherWallet and BurnerWallet) generally as liquidity or collateral supporting various services. Due to this new phenomenon, DeFi became a major development in global finance. However, many policy makers and other... Read more »
HBS Announces Need-based Application Fee Waiver
MBA applicants to the Class of 2024 at Harvard Business School can request a need-based waiver of the $250 application fee. HBS first piloted this option in the 2020-2021 admissions season and were pleased with the support. As a result, HBS plans to keep it as a part of ongoing... Read more »
Stanford MBA Students Use Social Innovation to Drive Change
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business offers many opportunities to MBA students, one of them being the Social Innovation Fellowship (SIF). This fellowship is designed to support emerging entrepreneurs who want to start a high-impact business that addresses a pressing social or environmental need. As the selected fellows test and implement... Read more »
Goizueta Business School Launches Master of Analytical Finance Degree
Emory’s Goizueta Business School is officially announcing that it will be introducing a Master of Analytical Finance degree starting in the Fall 2022 semester. This new degree is being led by Kirsten Travers-UyHam, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance. With the financial market evolving so quickly nowadays, she recently saw a... Read more »
Kellogg’s Board Fellows Program Receives $3.5M Gift From Golub Capital
Kellogg School of Management has recently received a generous gift from Golub Capital, a leading credit asset manager, to expand Kellogg’s Board Fellows program and create a second Golub Capital Social Impact Lab. Kellogg’s Board Fellows program at Northwestern University is a 20-month program that prepares a select group of... Read more »
What is the Best Business School Laptop for You?
While preparing for business school means connecting with future classmates, figuring out coursework, and brushing up on your writing and quant skills, other necessities—like what kind of computer you’ll need — can be overlooked. A powerful device is necessary to tackle the strenuous MBA curriculum and that’s why we’ve rounded... Read more »
Wharton Venture Lab Announces Virtual Startup Challenge Winner
University of Pennsylvania students recently competed for $135,000 in prizes in The Wharton School’s 2021 Venture Lab Virtual Startup Challenge. The competition invited student teams from across the Penn community to present their start-up ideas. In response, Penn students from the Wharton School, The College of Arts and Sciences, The... Read more »
Triple Accreditation & New Online MBA at WashU Olin School of Business
The Olin School of Business at the Washington University in St. Louis recently announced a couple of milestones. First, they have earned triple accreditation. Additionally, the school will be launching an Online MBA program in January 2022. Earning Triple Accreditation If a business school is accredited, it means that their... Read more »
Michigan Ross Receives $1M Gift for Business+Impact Initiative
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has received a $1 million donation from the gracious Applebaum Family Philanthropy. The mission of the Applebaum Family Philanthropy is to provide invaluable opportunities and experiences to the next generation, and this thoughtful gift is dedicated to doing... Read more »
May 5 & 12: MBA Application Overview Event Series
You’ve got your grades and (maybe) your test scores. You’ve put in the time and effort at work, and have accomplishments and skills to show for it. You’re active and involved in your community, however you define it. You have the raw materials. So how do you put them together... Read more »
