Meet MIT Sloan’s MBA Class Of 2027

Sloan Campus. Photo Credit: Kelly Davidson

P&Q: What are two ways that your program is incorporating artificial intelligence into your programming? How do they better prepare students for the future world of work?

Herson: “As MIT’s school of management, we are at the forefront of AI research and education. We believe that solid understanding of and experience with artificial intelligence — across our faculty, staff, and students — will be critical across all sectors.

For our students, AI is woven throughout our curriculum and across program experiences. During their first week of classes, MBA students participate in an AI Foundations workshop, which provides clarity and confidence in how to use AI effectively at MIT Sloan and beyond, combining live demonstrations, guided practice, and hands-on activities. Students are introduced to leading-edge models and examine how AI differs from past technologies and why this matters. They also explore where the field is headed and discover ways AI can enhance both learning and productivity. The workshop also highlights MIT’s policy on responsible AI use and the resources available at MIT Sloan to support continued exploration. The goal of this foundational experience is to establish a shared baseline of knowledge, empower students to use AI responsibly, and strengthen their ability to stay ahead in an evolving AI landscape.

MIT Open Learning has just announced Universal AI, a dynamic online learning experience open to the entire MIT community featuring self-paced learning modules designed to teach AI fluency on topics like large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and deep learning, for learners at all levels.

For faculty, we’re leading the way in faculty peer-to-peer training, and we’ve built a community around teaching and learning with AI. MIT Sloan routinely hosts faculty events such as our GenAI Peer Learning group as well as a GenAI Lunch and Learn series to facilitate and further the discussion of these topics among the faculty.

MIT Sloan Technology Services connects faculty and students to research-driven best practices, resources, and training sessions in instructional technology and design, including an AI hub for AI teaching and learning resources, and a blog that features research and experiences from the community. We have expanded GenAI tools into classes and our Canvas platform, which is a learning management system that brings instructors, students, and course content together in one place. Course and tutor bots developed by MIT Open Learning are currently available for experimental use in all MIT Sloan courses.”

MIT Sloan Aerial View – Credit: Patricia Favreau

P&Q: What types of educational and career support do you provide to alumni after graduation? How does it make them more valuable to employers during their careers?  

Herson: “MIT Sloan’s CDO provides lifelong career development support for alumni from all MIT Sloan graduate programs. Whether alumni are thinking about next steps in their career trajectory, actively looking for a new role, or taking time to enhance their LinkedIn profiles or resumes, the CDO has resources to help them achieve their professional goals. This is a continuation of the support that students receive from day one at MIT Sloan.

“Sloanies Helping Sloanies,” is an ethos that is exemplified through the work of the Sloan Industry Advisors and the MIT Alumni Advisors Hub platform, which involves alumni giving and receiving industry advice from one another and to the current student community.

MIT Sloan’s Office of External Relations (OER) regularly hosts faculty at alumni events, and profiles cutting-edge research and innovation from the school. Each year, they hold back-to-the-classroom sessions at MIT Sloan Reunion. OER also holds regular virtual events, including MIT Sloan Alumni Online, which is a webinar series focused on the mission of the school that offers conversations with principled, innovative leaders who improve the world. It features faculty, staff, and alumni who are leaders within their industries and offering actionable advice and takeaways from the field. Additionally, through a robust network of nearly 100 regional MIT Sloan and MIT alumni clubs, our community and volunteers support one another through events year-round to make MIT Sloan visible and tangible in the world.

MIT Sloan alumni receive discounts on MIT Sloan Executive Education courses, certificates, and custom corporate offerings for the latest learnings in management education, as well as Institute-wide MIT Professional Education courses, MITx online learning, and free MIT OpenCourseWare for engineering and science talent. These informal learning and engagement opportunities, alongside more formal credentialing opportunities, ensure the learning and professional development for MIT Sloan alumni never ends.”

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