P&Q’s Must Reads: Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors Of 2025

Hello everyone  — Welcome back to Poets&Quants’ Must Reads, a quick, digestible recap of the top business school news, sponsored by CentreCourt, P&Q’s virtual admission events.

I’m your host, Kristy Bleizeffer, and I’ll be highlighting the most important P&Q stories you might have missed. So, let’s get to it. 

No. 1: Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors Of 2025

We are proud to  present this year’s Best 40-Under-40 list of MBA professors, featured right now on our homepage. This is the 13th edition of our annual recognition, and our goal remains unchanged: To identify and celebrate the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world.

This year’s list includes professors from 39 different schools, including 17 international schools. We received more than 1,700 nominations from students, colleagues, and professors themselves. 

We congratulate each man and woman honored this year, and we invite you to read their individual profiles at poetsandquants.com.

No. 2: ‘I Left Everything Behind’: How One International Student Rebuilt His Life — And Career — In The U.S. With An MBA

“Immigrants,” Congressman Sean Casten once said, “are people who leave behind their roots, culture, language, and family to start a new life in America, and this entrepreneurial spirit is what built this great country.”

Those words have stayed with Yuya Matsushita ever since he met the Illinois representative in Chicago. For Matsushita, it’s not just a memorable line — it’s a reflection of his own life.

In his early 30s, Matsushita quit a steady job at a respected Japanese trading company, walked away from family and familiarity, and moved to the United States with no income, limited English, and a bold plan: earn an MBA, launch a career, and build a new life.

You can read about this MBA’s journey now, from our trending tab.

No. 3: Trump’s Attack On Harvard’s Foreign Students Will Haunt U.S. Higher Education For Years

The recent attempt by Donald Trump to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students is far more than an isolated political stunt or an administrative overreach. It’s a siren call to the global academic and business community: America’s welcome mat may no longer be out.

In this commentary, Poets&Quants founder John Byrne argues that even if courts permanently ultimately block this move the damage is already done. 

Read more now, from our homepage.

No. 4: Our Weekly Round Up of  News You Can Use

No matter where you are in your MBA journey, we bring several helpful stories for you this week.

First up: 2025-2026 MBA Application Deadlines At Leading Business Schools.  In this article, now up on our homepage, we explain why schools can expect lower applications this cycle.

Next: MBA Application Rounds: What To Know About Round 1, Round 2, & Round 3. When it comes to applying to business school, timing matters – but perhaps not in the way many applicants assume. Find that article in our admission hub.

Finally:  2025-2026 MBA Admissions Events By School: This story, up on our homepage,  lists  the recruiting events calendars for over 65 top business schools

And, that’s it for this week’s Must Reads recap. 

I also want to alert school seekers to our events tab from our main menu. There, you’ll find all the upcoming admissions events for a range of degrees and programs including full-time and online MBAs, specialized masters, entrepreneurship and more. Registration is free.

Again, I’m Kristy Bleizeffer, and you can join me next week, right here, for a recap of what’s important in the world of business education. Thanks for listening.