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In this column, Ayush Dubey, MBA candidate at Yale School of Management, talks about his his semester abroad at London Business School, why he ultimately returned to Yale, and what future students should weigh when considering an MBA exchange. In undergrad, studying abroad is a no-brainer: a new country, fresh friendships, and months of exploration…

Remember starting college? It was quite the transition. New people and bigger demands. If you were a starting midfielder in high school, you were glued to the bench come freshman year. If you were an A-student in AP courses, you pulled B’s in college Gen Eds. On your own for the first time, you struggled…

Former Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino William A. Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager and ’92 Harvard Business School, has publicly declared his support for embattled former Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino. In an extensive post on X, where Ackman boasts 1.9-million followers, he declares that Gino is innocent of charges that she…

The holidays are here…and it’s time to look back. Nostalgia? A little, maybe. After all, this is the time to slow down, to see how far we’ve come…and start preparing for the year ahead. If anything, reflecting enables us to see the bigger picture – the events that shaped the current year…and the underlying shifts…

Graduates of University of Texas at Dallas’ Naveen Jindal School of Management’s online MBA celebrate after the ceremony. Courtesy photo At Poets&Quants, we believe the quality of the cohort makes for a better learning environment for all students, and the more evaluation candidates are subjected to on the front end, the better the class experience…

Guests gather in Winn Auditorium for the Kerry Murphy Healey Center’s Breakthrough Breakfast, part of Babson’s Back to Babson weekend. The 2025 event explored the future of health investing, AI, and women’s health. Courtesy photo For nearly three decades, Dr. Errol Norwitz ran a molecular biology and genetics lab studying the mechanisms that regulate labor…

Let’s compare. It’s what we’re wired to do. We want the best deal on the best experience, the highest return at the lowest cost. Whether it is Google Shopping or Price.com, comparing means comfort, where value drives the confidence to act. Business school rankings tap into a similar mindset – if you set aside the…

MBA Graduation Who do you picture when you think of an MBA student? Maybe it’s an investment banker decked out in a tailored suit, capped off with a crisp shirt and buffed Oxfords. For others, an MBA comes straight out of consulting, replete with ThinkPad, coffee mug, and credit card. Of course, there are the…

I don’t know what I want to do. I don’t know if I’m ready. I don’t even know where to start. I just know I need a change…and I’m capable of so much more. Many young professionals find themselves here. They hold decent titles in notable companies. On the surface, they’re the envy of their…

NYU Stern MBAs gathered at the American Museum of Natural History When you picture business school today, what stands out at Stern is that the line between classroom and real world isn’t blurry—it’s gone. From day one, students are solving real business problems through structured, faculty-led projects, and Stern’s location in New York City gives…