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In a sweeping move that has stunned employers, immigrants, and universities alike, President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 annual fee on H‑1B visa applications — an extraordinary escalation in costs for companies seeking to hire high-skilled foreign talent. The new rule, which takes effect September 21, 2025, also prohibits entry of…

Arthur Fordham of AcouBatt pitches their “battery listening” startup at the INNOVA Europe 2025 Grand Finale at ESMT Berlin, as teammate Chris Xu (at right) looks on. The duo won the Rising Stars category and €20,000 for their technology that uses acoustic sensors and machine learning to hear what batteries are saying to help manufacturers…

At Cornell, a student-authored diversity memo has become the latest flashpoint in the national debate over DEI and career access A set of peer-driven guidelines urging some MBA students at Cornell University to reconsider attending identity-based recruiting conferences has sparked campus debate — and, potentially, national controversy. What began as an internal message from the…

2013 HBS MBA Vladimir Artamonov has been arrested and indicted in federal court on fraud and other charges Vladimir Artamonov, a 2013 graduate of Harvard Business School, has been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding classmates and other investors out of more than $4 million, according to reports in multiple news outlets. Artamonov was…

Talking straight numbers, which MBA program has produced the most founders over the last decade? According to PitchBook’s latest ranking, the school at the top of the list is the same as last year: Harvard Business School with a founder count of 1,906. Those MBA entrepreneurs, in turn, created 1,757 companies that raised more than…

The payoff from a U.S. MBA has slipped again. A new analysis by Bloomberg shows that the degree’s return on investment fell this year as costs rose faster than salary gains — and the edge MBAs enjoy over non-MBAs continued to narrow. According to Bloomberg’s latest update of its Business School ROI Calculator, which draws…

Stayer Center. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business has introduced an MBA Deferred Admission Program aimed at students who see an MBA in their future but aren’t ready to enroll right away. The program is open to college seniors and recent graduates with limited work experience. Admitted students…

Women make up 47% of Duke Fuqua’s MBA Class of 2027, following last year’s historic Class of 2026 that became the first in school history with a majority of women at 51%. In 2019, women comprised 43% on the incoming Class of 2021. Duke photo Last year, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business celebrated a…

Stanford sets the standard. Known for the highest pay and lowest acceptance rates, Stanford GSB ranks atop the Bloomberg Businessweek and QS rankings. For the third consecutive year, the GSB held the #1 spot in LinkedIn’s annual MBA rankings – “Top MBA Programs 2025: The 100 Best Global Business Schools to Grow Your Career.” Like…

Dean Erika James (from left), donor Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, and faculty director David Musto gather at Wharton to celebrate Jacobs’ $60 million gift establishing the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Master of Science in Quantitative Finance program, the school’s first new degree in 50 years. University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School announced today (September 15)…