Haas School of Business: “UC Berkeley Haas has named two new assistant deans to lead its MBA admissions and degree programs operations, doubling down on its focus on student experience and developing leaders who move business forward.

Sabah Khan has been appointed assistant dean of MBA Admissions and Enrollment Management, and Julia Hwang has been named assistant dean of MBA Programs. Both appointments take effect this spring.

“I’m so excited to welcome these experienced leaders to our team as we head into a new strategic chapter for Haas,” said Erika Walker, senior vice dean for instruction. “We are remarkably fortunate to already have a high level of talent within our ranks, and these appointments represent an exciting opportunity to build upon that foundation under seasoned strategic leadership.”

Khan and Hwang bring a combined five decades of higher education leadership to two of the school’s most critical student-facing functions.”

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Harvard Business School Names Mitt Romney As Class Day Speaker

Harvard Business School: “Harvard Business School (HBS) today announced that the Honorable W. Mitt Romney (MBA 1974/JD 1975) will be the featured alumni speaker at the School’s 2026 Class Day celebration.

Class Day is a longstanding HBS tradition that precedes Harvard University’s Commencement and brings together graduating students, their families, alumni, faculty, and staff. The event, organized by a committee of second-year MBA students, celebrates the achievements and community of the graduating class and features remarks from student leaders, faculty award recipients, and a distinguished alumni speaker.

Romney recently concluded his term as US senator from Utah (2019–2025) and has built a distinguished career spanning business, government, and public service. He is the cofounder of Bain Capital, former governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), and leader of the successful turnaround of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games.

“Mitt Romney’s career reflects a deep commitment to leadership, service, and principled decision-making,” said Srikant Datar, Dean of Harvard Business School. “His willingness to take on complex challenges across sectors and his focus on values-driven leadership make him an inspiring choice for the Class of 2026.”

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DON’T MISS: MEET HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL’S MBA CLASS OF 2026

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Marcel Rindisbacher Named Interim Dean of BU’s Questrom School of Business

Boston University: “Marcel Rindisbacher, an 18-plus-year veteran of Boston University’s Questrom School of Business faculty, has been appointed interim dean of the school while it conducts a national search for a permanent leader. He assumes his new role helming Questrom July 1.

An internationally known scholar of financial economics, Rindisbacher is Questrom’s inaugural Ravi K. Mehrotra Professor of Business, Finance and director of its Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society. The institute advances research, education, and public discourse on the institutional foundations of market capitalism—how firms are governed, markets kept competitive, innovation scaled, and business impacts measured and enforced—to shape how business and markets create durable prosperity, sustain economic dynamism, and solve pressing global societal challenges.

“It is a meaningful honor to be entrusted with this role at an important moment for business education,” Rindisbacher says of his new appointment. “Business schools, like universities more broadly, are at a critical juncture. Their role in advancing knowledge, opportunity, responsible leadership, innovation, and economic progress is too often misunderstood or misrepresented.”

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DON’T MISS: QUESTROM GETS ‘GENEROUS GIFT’ FOR THE MEHROTRA INSTITUTE

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UConn Names Robert Day As Interim Business School Dean

Daily Campus: “The University of Connecticut has named an interim dean for the School of Business as the university begins searching for a new dean.

Robert Day will be serving as the interim dean for the school starting on May 15, according to UConn Today. Day was an associate dean in the School of Business and a professor in the Operations and Information Management Department at UConn, and has taught at UConn for 22 years.

During his time as associate dean for the School of Business, the school had three associate deans overseeing three areas: research and faculty, graduate programs and undergraduate programs. Day served in the role of associate dean for undergraduate programs for approximately five and a half years.

Day also served on the Senate Executive Committee, which “works closely with university leadership.”

“That role has given me a broad understanding of how the university operates at the institutional level,” Day said.”

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