11 Countries & 51 Undergrad Majors In This Top Master Of Management’s Newly Enrolled Class

From Ann Arbor, Michigan: In June, the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business welcomed a brand-new cohort of talented, diverse students to its Master of Management Program.

The Michigan Ross MiM Class of 2024 comprises 147 students, 53% of whom are women. The 2024 cohort hails from 11 countries and 29 undergraduate institutions and represents 51 different undergraduate majors. This new class also comes to Ross with a highly impressive academic record, entering the program with an average GPA of 3.68.

The 10-month degree program began in June, and from the start, MiM students have already begun to embrace the signature action-based learning curriculum at Ross and are learning the skills they’ll need to stand out in a competitive job market and emerge as leaders. The Ross Master in Management is considered one of the premier MiM programs in the United States.

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New dean of Alliance Manchester: Business Education ‘Can Create Prosperity & Opportunity For All’ 

From Manchester, UK: Professor Ken McPhail has taken up his post as Head of Alliance Manchester Business School and shared his vision for the future growth of the school, outlining how business can act as a powerful force for good in society.

“We are living in pivotal times for business, partly due to the nature of the challenges we collectively face, from climate change to global geopolitical upheaval and regional economic disparities here in the UK,” McPhail says.

“AMBS is an important and influential institution, combining world-class research across many different disciplines with real-world applications — more than 30 new start-ups each year are established here, for example. I want to build on the great work that has been done over the last 10 years to establish the best teaching, technical and educational facilities in Europe and further grow AMBS’ impact not only here in Manchester but across the UK and overseas.”

McPhail says business can play a fundamental role in helping to address these concerns and build a more equal and sustainable society. “It’s why I’m passionate about the transformative power of business research and education, which has a vital role to play in ensuring the UK economy can create prosperity and opportunity for all and elevate the UK’s status globally,” he says.

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BMO donates $1.5M to the Institute for Gender & the Economy at the University of Toronto

From Toronto, Canada: A gift from BMO, North America’s eight-largest bank by assets, will enable the Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management to drive its mission to use rigorous academic research to change the conversation on gender and the economy.

The generous donation of $1.5 million will support GATE’s research agenda, including a global collaboration on the care economy and studies of behavioural interventions to create inclusive organizations.

The gift will provide funding for the newly renamed BMO GATE MBA Fellowships, which issue a bursary each year for five Rotman students to work on a project related to the mandate of GATE. Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the BMO GATE MBA Fellowships: Syed Ahmad Nafisul Abrar, Alex Foty, Nishtha Taneja, Wendy Nguyen and Corrina Vali.

“BMO’s gift is transformational for GATE. Their backing supports cutting-edge research and ensures our MBA Fellowships program can continue for the next five years. We are grateful to BMO for recognizing the importance of rigorous research and training on achieving a more inclusive economy,” says Sarah Kaplan, GATE director and distinguished professor of gender and the economy at the Rotman School.

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