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‘Business Is Good At Providing A Solution … But We Don’t Have The Only Solution’: Wharton’s Dean Answers Chris Marquis

Report: McKinsey, Bain & BCG Are Actually Boosting Starting MBA Pay

Dartmouth Tuck’s MBA Apps Plunge 31.5%, Acceptance Rate Soars To 42.5%

Tuck admitted more candidates from a much smaller pool – and the new class is more international and more female than last year’s

Top Employers Still Hire Only About 1 In 6 MBAs, Study Finds

A year after graduation, 17.3% of the Class of 2025 at 20 elite U.S. programs worked at just ten employers – and no school’s grads all go to one industry

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Another Round 1 Slump? Experts See Opportunity Ahead – For The Right MBA Candidates

6 top MBA admissions consultants weigh in on rumors of a second straight Round 1 slump – and what it means for Round 2 applicants

U.S. B-School Apps Plunge 25% As Global Demand Shifts To Europe & Asia

Visa policies, a weak job market and new loan caps drove a 25% U.S. drop as global applications fell 10%

Report: Stanford & Harvard MBAs Dominate The Top Ranks Of AI Venture Capital

Stanford's Ilya Strebulaev finds that 38 of the top 100 AI VCs hold MBAs, and 27 of those degrees come from Stanford or Harvard

Poets&Quants’ 2021 Professor Of The Year Defends Business Schools

LBS finance professor Alex Edmans argues Chris Marquis’ call to shut down B-schools misreads both business & business education

Benchmarking In Higher Ed: Using Data, Evidence & Student Evaluations To Drive Institutional Excellence

15 years after questioning student evaluations of teaching, Nnamdi O. Madichie argues benchmarking, not rankings, should drive improvement

Institutions Of Consequence: Why The Case Against Business Schools Looks Different From Latin America

The case against business schools ignores Latin America, where the problem isn’t extracting value but creating it, argues EGADE Dean Horacio Arredondo

What An Innovation Buyer Brings To Strategy: Inside INSEAD’s Master Strategist Day

How I Prepared For My London Business School MBA Interviews (And 5 Things I Learned Along The Way)

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5 Questions With: Kristen Fitzpatrick, Harvard Business School’s Senior Managing Director Of Career & Professional Development

HBS’s Kristen Fitzpatrick explains how coaching, alumni connections, and AI help MBA students navigate today’s job market.

AACSB Asks: In The Race To Teach AI, Are Students Still Learning To Think?

At AACSB’s Deans Conference, researchers and business leaders urged schools to distinguish better AI-assisted work from better learning.

Report: McKinsey, Bain & BCG Are Actually Boosting Starting MBA Pay

After years of stagnant pay, a boost in MBB starting base pay reflects a consulting industry that's strengthening.

Report: Stanford & Harvard MBAs Dominate The Top Ranks Of AI Venture Capital

Stanford's Ilya Strebulaev finds that 38 of the top 100 AI VCs hold MBAs, and 27 of those degrees come from Stanford or Harvard.

Larry Gies Pledges Another $100 Million To His Namesake Business School

The matching commitment could generate $200M for scholarships, student experiences & faculty support, bringing Gies’ B-school giving to $250M

Top Employers Still Hire Only About 1 In 6 MBAs, Study Finds

A year after graduation, just 17.3% of the Class of 2025 at 20 top U.S. programs worked at just 10 employers.

DoorDash: From Case Study To Cautionary Tale

Born in a Stanford GSB class, the food delivery giant now anchors a report on America's most extreme CEO-worker pay gaps.

Deans Insight: The New Platform Tracking Every Business School Alum’s Career

Deans Insight mines millions of profiles to show business schools where alumni work, lead and found companies.

PitchBook’s 2026 Top Universities, Ranked By Number Of MBA Startup Founders

Which MBA programs produce the most entrepreneurs? PitchBook’s 2026 ranking reveals the top business schools for venture-backed founders.

At San Diego Rady, Setting A New Standard In Career Focus

Discover how Rady’s award-winning Career Management Center is using innovation and AI to give students more personalized career support.

Another Round 1 Slump? Experts See Opportunity Ahead – For The Right MBA Candidates

6 top MBA admissions consultants weigh in on rumors of a second straight Round 1 slump – and what it means for Round 2 applicants.

Total Cost At The Top 30 MBA Programs In The U.S.

Twenty-six of the Top 30 U.S. MBAs now carry an estimated two-year cost above $200,000.

The Old GMAT Is Fading Away. Here’s What Top MBA Scores Look Like Now At 50 Top U.S Programs

At 45 of 47 top-ranked U.S. MBA programs with comparable data, more Class of 2027 students submitted GMAT Focus scores.

Mr. Invest In Change

Long time consultant in impact, looking to get into impact investing.

Mr. Chemical Engineer

I am a chemical engineer working in the environmental consulting field. Recently I have been involved in the project management of various permitting projects where ...

Mr. Future AI Product Manager

I build products with evidence. Over 3+ years in telecom, Highlights: reduced acquisition churn meaningfully using early risk signals, improved international roaming acquisition with a ...

Mr. Operations Strategy & Youth Leadership

I am an incoming MBA candidate at New York University’s Stern School of Business with experience in operations and strategy, where I led initiatives improving ...

Mr. JD Garay

Hello, I am currently an MBA candidate at UC Davis, in the Online MBA program. I have a cumulative GPA of 3.9. I am currently ...

Mr. Military To Entrepreneur

Military veteran and currently a world traveler + professional scuba diver. High GMAT but low GPA. 8+ years of work experience. Very clear on goal ...

Mr. Decarbonisation

Investment professional at South-East Asian government fund, where I help shape the country’s energy transition through large-scale renewable, mobility, and sustainable-infrastructure investments. I’m passionate about ...

Mr. MENA Growth Equity

1 year VC at a local fund in Saudi
3 years MBB
Currently doing growth equity at a $1b+ multi-asset local fund

Mr. West Point Logistics

Class of 2021 USMA graduate. Deployed to the Middle East in 2023 where I performed logistics operations overseas, and continued to do so when I ...

Mr. Energy & AI PM

At Oracle, I lead AI strategy for a $30M+ clean energy portfolio, aligning global VPs, engineers, and GTM and pricing teams. As a Carnegie Mellon ...

Mr. Tech Mil-Veteran

I started my career in the U.S. Army, where I learned to stay calm under pressure and lead with trust and clarity. Those lessons still ...

Mr. European MBB Consultant

MBB consultant (recently promoted) seeking to join the Columbia January 2027 entry.
1 year prior experience in a European mid-market PE firm (started as Off-cycle, ...

Mr. Startup Strategy

First-gen student from Greece, now working in fintech strategy. My journey – from a Greek island to London – has been about navigating systems not ...

Mr. Mid-Market PE

Private Equity Associate at an India-focused mid-market growth fund, with end-to-end deal experience across 5 transactions. Stats background, CFA, FRM, non-traditional path, and looking to ...

Mr. MBB Guy From Big 4 & Startup

Based in India, Engineer with 3.4 GPA started in a data security startup coding core products. Moved to Deloitte as a data engineer, where data’s ...

Exclusive: The Professor Who Called To Abolish Business Schools Tells P&Q What He’d Build Instead

The Business School World Responds To Chris Marquis – And Not All Of It Is Pushback

Commentary: Don’t Burn Down Business Schools. Make Them Worthy Of Their Purpose.

‘Now Is Not The Time To Run Away!’: Europe’s Deans Respond To The Call To Abolish B-Schools

IESE Dean: The Case Method Isn’t The Problem – It’s Part Of The Answer

Commentary: If Business Schools Didn’t Exist, We Would Have To Invent Them

Is The MBA Really In The Middle Of A ‘Fire Sale’?

A new battle is emerging over affordability, AI disruption, and whether the traditional MBA still delivers enough return on investment.

OMBA Ranking 2026: Undergrad GPA, Work Experience & Women At Top Online MBA Programs

Average GPA, work experience, age, and gender data from Poets&Quants’ 2026 online MBA ranking - and what it reveals.

Indiana Kelley Nabs Another No. 1 In 2026 U.S. News Online MBA Ranking

The best online MBA programs in the United States, including methodology, weighting & criteria behind U.S. News' annual ranking.

The P&Q Interview: Leila Alinaghian On UCL’s Record Growth & New Flagship Master’s

At a time when B-schools are ‘rationalizing their portfolios,’ UCL School of Management has added half a dozen new degrees.

In The AI Era, What Should You Seek In A Master’s Program?

Three Specialized Master Program Participants At Nanyang Business School Reflect On How They Have Become AI-Ready Across Different Industries

Kogod, McDonough & Central Florida: 3 Schools Prepping Future Sports Business Leaders

A look into how Kogod, Georgetown, and UCF are preparing students for careers in the growing sports business industry.

Business Analytics Programs & Degrees At The Top Business Schools

Business analytics programs and degrees at the top business schools. What you get in a business analytics program.

November 4, 2026

Yale SOM AI & Technology Student Panel

November 5-6, 2026

Inside UNC Kenan-Flagler II

November 5, 2026

Yale SOM Finance Student Panel

November 5 – 8, 2026

Duke MBA Women’s Leadership Weekend

November 7, 2026

MBA New York Open Day

November 7, 2026

MBA São Paulo Open Day

November 14, 2026

MBA Barcelona Open Day

November 17 & 18, 2026

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