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Don Jacobs: Why B-Schools Have to Lower The Price of an MBA

June 30, 2010 in Profiles of B-School Deans by John A. Byrne

Legendary Kellogg Dean Don Jacobs believes that the returns on MBAs will decline and schools will have to lower the price for the degree.

Apps Online

June 30, 2010 in Uncategorized by John A. Byrne

Harvard & Stanford put online apps up for Class of 2013.

Moving In

June 30, 2010 in Uncategorized by John A. Byrne

HBS prof Nitin Nohira moves into the dean’s office at Harvard July 1.

Inspirational Words from B-School Commencement Speakers

June 30, 2010 in Business Advice for MBAs by John A. Byrne

As graduation draws nearer for this year’s crop of MBA students, here are a few of the most inspiring messages delivered by commencement speakers in 2010

Still Wanted in Chicago

June 29, 2010 in Net Net by John A. Byrne

With Ted Snyder leaving tomorrow, Booth extends dean hunt.

GMAT Gets Overhaul

June 29, 2010 in Net Net by John A. Byrne

New exam will ask test-takers to manipulate and analyze data, graphs and charts.

Profile of a Top MBA Blogger from Kellogg

June 28, 2010 in MBA Blogs by Greg Spielberg

Orlando O'Neill during orientation hijinks, part of his Jive Turkey section indoctrination.

After four years as an IBM engineer, Orlando O’Neill, Kellogg Class of 2011, still hadn’t gotten a promotion. He worked hard, kept his head down, skipped networking events to put in extra time and helped colleagues any chance [...]

Blogging Your Way to an MBA

June 28, 2010 in MBA Blogs by Greg Spielberg

Are applicants revealing too much?

Quick Guide to GMAT Prep Courses

June 28, 2010 in Admissions Advice, GMATs, GRE/GMATs by Greg Spielberg

Our fast guide to GMAT prep

The Top Ten Business Schools of All-Time?

June 28, 2010 in MBA Rankings by John A. Byrne

This unusual list is based on 18 years of BusinessWeek rankings so it has much greater authority and credibility than any one-year look at where a business school may stand. Any single ranking is obviously far more susceptible to error and manipulation than rankings over time. That’s why this list [...]

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