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Maria Sharapova Tweets From Harvard Business School Strategy Class (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2016

Well, that didn’t take long. Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova, who earlier this week tweeted news that she was going to Harvard Business School this summer, dropped the H-bomb again today (July 1). On her final day of a one-week course on strategy, Sharapova tweeted a couple of photos and a succinct message from the classroom.…

Best Free MOOCs In Business For July (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 29, 2016

Have you ever spent time around artists? Whether they pick a guitar or fill a canvas, you’ve surely experienced the “artistic temperament.” It's a mindset defined by artists’ impulse to express themselves, do something different, expand the possibilities, and ultimately leave a mark. In tackling a problem or bringing life to a big idea, they find…

The Biggest Surprises Awaiting You At Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 24, 2016

In every board room, you’ll hear executives pay homage to business as a force for good. Too often, it amounts to little more than syrupy sentiments and half-hearted measures. Not for Libby MacFarlane, who graduated from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business with her MBA in May. She is a true believer that business can create value and fuel social…

B-School Deans & Profs On The Impact Of BREXIT (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

Britain's historic vote to exit the European Union has the financial markets in a tizzy and many observers expressing hyperbolic views of a disaster ahead. While BREXIT has many implications for the United Kingdom's higher education market, much of what will actually occur is uncertain. Some conclude that there will be limited impact. Others are…

What BREXIT Would Do To Britain’s B-Schools (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 22, 2016

Much has been said about the potential impact of BREXIT on higher education in the United Kingdom, but what is the view from inside one of its strongest academic communities? The UK’s business schools are not only amongst the sector’s leading faculties, they also enjoy some of the most direct associations with the companies and…

London B-School Tops Fundraising Goal (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 15, 2016

Before London Business School opened its campaign in 2013 to raise £100 million in five years, the institution, widely considered Europe's top B-school and among the world's best, had never had occasion to publicly seek out donations in its 49-year history. But considering the success of its recent fundraising effort — which will close July 31, two…

The Ultimate B-School Test: How Many MBA Applicants Want That Class Seat (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 27, 2016

To use a rock concert analogy, what's the hottest ticket today? But for a business school? One sure way to answer the question is to look at a rarely disclosed metric tracked by a number of leading business schools: The ratio between the number of applicants an MBA program receives in a given year and…

2016 Best MBAs: Sean Porta, IESE Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 15, 2016

Sean Porta   IESE Business School, University of Navarra "I’ve gained a real appreciation for what diversity brings to a group of people. We all have our own cultural norms (or oddities!), ways of approaching situations, senses of humour, food tastes, you name it - but we all get along and we’re better off for…

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10 Insider Tips for B-School Admissions (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, Director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 9, 2016

The ding reports on Poets&Quants are a constant reminder that a stellar GPA and stratospheric GMAT score are no guarantee of a place in the world's top MBA programs. These quantifiable measures don't hurt of course, but the competition for entry to one of the top schools is such that your candidacy will need to…

The Boom In Business School Endowments (NEWS)

By: Daniel J. Bonsoms, CFA | Last Updated: May 2, 2016

Business school endowments can seem a little like the controversy over income inequality. The most richly funded schools seem to get richer and richer, while the poorer schools pretty much remain poor. Harvard Business School, for example, was the first school of business to have a billion-dollar endowment--back in the late 1990s. Today, it's still…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Haoxiang Zhu, Sloan School of Management (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 27, 2016

Haoxiang Zhu Assistant Professor of Finance MIT, Sloan School of Management Haoxiang Zhu’s extensive look at the structure of financial markets has earned him high praise from the financial community, including four “Best Paper” awards, one “Young Researcher” prize, and a Morgan Stanley prize for Excellence in Financial Markets. His research focuses on asset pricing…

The Wealthiest International B-Schools (NEWS)

By: Daniel J. Bonsoms, CFA | Last Updated: October 4, 2019

It's no secret that American universities have long been the beneficiaries of generous philanthropic support. Endowments at U.S. schools tower over all the institutions of higher education anywhere in the world. The income from those treasure chests is poured into superior faculty, the best and brightest students, and state-of-the-art facilities that make a U.S. higher education a…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Thomas Gilbert, Foster School of Business (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

Thomas Gilbert Assistant Professor of Finance University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business Thomas Gilbert is a popular guy on the University of Washington’s MBA program. This year, seven students nominated him to be among Poets&Quants’ Top 40 Under 40 professors. And it’s easy to see why. His students describe him as “dynamic,”…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: M. Murat Kristal, Schulich School of Business (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

M. Murat Kristal Director of the Master of Business Analytics Program Schulich School of Business, York University   How do you measure an educator’s success? That’s easy when it comes to Dr. M. Murat Kristal. In just four years, he has grown Schulich’s business analytics program from 4 students to 42. At the same time, his…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Haoxiang Zhu, Sloan School of Management (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

Haoxiang Zhu Assistant Professor of Finance MIT, Sloan School of Management Haoxiang Zhu’s extensive look at the structure of financial markets has earned him high praise from the financial community, including four “Best Paper” awards, one “Young Researcher” prize, and a Morgan Stanley prize for Excellence in Financial Markets. His research focuses on asset pricing…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Robert Boute, Vlerick Business School (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

Robert Boute Associate Professor Operations & Supply Chain Management, Academic Director Full Time MBA Program Vlerick Business School and KU Leuven (Belgium) Before joining Vlerick Business School and University, Robert Boute was a visiting professor at Kellogg School of Management where he conducted research and taught the school’s part-time MBA students. Along with his teaching…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Angel Saz-Carranza, ESADE Business School (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

Angel Saz-Carranza Lecturer, Department of Strategy & General Management ESADE Business School Angel Saz-Carranza is one of the most prominent scholars in the field of geopolitics.At ESADE, he teaches both a Geopolitics course and another on Political Risk Analysis, Geoeconomics and Global Risks. In addition, he serves as Director of ESADEgeo Center for Global Economy…

2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Matthias Seifert, IE Business School (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 13, 2016

Matthias Seifert Professor of Decision Sciences IE Business School IE’s Matthias Seifert is an expert in the Decision Sciences. His research focuses on issues such as individual and group decision-making under risk and uncertainty, managerial forecasting, and multi-attribute choice models has been featured in Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review among others. He…

America’s Wealthiest Business Schools (NEWS)

By: Daniel J. Bonsoms, CFA | Last Updated: April 4, 2016

  The most elusive yet revealing stat about a business school is the size of its endowment. Few schools disclose this number in any public way, though it's fair to say that B-school deans put more focus on this one number than any other. After all, it's the ultimate measure of a school's true "wealth."…

How MBAs Rate Their Business Schools (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 4, 2016

If you’re a poet, you associate spring with renewal. You exalt the healing powers of sunshine and showers as cold turns to commotion. The cycle is similar for professionals weighing business school. Here, spring is a time to start and commit. For some, it is choosing between school offers. For others, it is the point…

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Best Free MOOCs In Business For April (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 31, 2016

Educated…Empowered…Equal. That’s the dream if you’re a working woman. For every woman who leans in, far more are left out. Often overlooked and underpaid, many women still tip-are tip-toeing a cultural minefield in their jobs. Speak up and you get shot down. Do your job well and you get boxed in with no way out.…

Average GMAT Scores For The Top 50 Business Schools (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 29, 2016

Editor's Note: The latest update to this story can be found here. Looking at GMAT score trends over the past five years brings you to one unmistakeable conclusion: The more highly ranked schools are getting more of the high scoring test takers than ever before--and in many cases the average class scores at highly ranked…

Global Experience: What Schools Want (NEWS)

By: Caroline Diarte Edwards | Last Updated: March 17, 2016

More and more MBA programs are emphasizing the value of international experience in applicant profiles. Substantial international experience can help candidates distinguish themselves in the applicant pool for any business school, from the M7 to the top programs in Europe and Asia. However for an increasing number of schools, such experience is virtually a requirement.…

Schools That Meet MBA Expectations (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 5, 2016

Going into business school, every student has goal. Some are looking to land “the job” at a McKinsey or Goldman Sachs. Others hope to transition into another field. Of course, you’ll always find those romantics seeking that “transformative experience.” “Experience” is crucial, no doubt. Looking back, graduates will savor those moments when they won a…

By The Numbers: The Most Recommended MBAs By Business School Alumni (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 3, 2016

It's the ultimate question in consumer satisfaction. Would you recommend the product or service you've bought and used to others? You could hardly receive a better endorsement than gaining the unqualified vote of confidence that comes from a user's recommendation. And the equivalent of that in the business school world plays out each year when…

By The Numbers: Are Women Really Making Progress At Business School? (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 27, 2016

The progress of women in business is, like history, a tale of two steps forward and a step back, where the pace of progress seemingly fails to match the promise. There's little doubt that far greater numbers of women are enrolled in the world's best MBA programs. Just look at the trend lines at the…

Best Free MOOCs In Business For March (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 23, 2016

Everyone has a “big idea.” Some treat it as a passion, a higher calling to shape a better world. Others regard their idea as a means of escape or a way to make a name. Either way, that idea is always there, a lodestar that offers hope and purpose as it draws other inspirations into…