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Looking across Poets&Quants’ lists of the highest-funded MBA startups over the last several years, the problems seem to be getting harder. More founders are pushing into AI, deep tech, biotech and advanced manufacturing. Rather than looking for market gaps and trying to fill them (though plenty still are), more MBA entrepreneurs are trying to solve…

Timothy Byrne, Indiana Kelley’s executive director of graduate admissions: “Real ROI isn’t just about your first job post-MBA; it’s about career resilience over 20 or 30 years. Through our customized Me Inc. curriculum and specialized Academies, we equip students with lifelong career navigation skills” Tim Byrne has held a variety of leadership roles at Indiana…

Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management will launch an Evening MBA in fall 2027 The Vanderbilt MBA has long been one of the most selective degrees in graduate business education – and, for anyone who couldn’t pause a career to pursue it, or who hadn’t yet reached executive level, largely out of reach. Starting…

Undergraduate students walk through a corridor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, which stands alone at No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 ranking of undergraduate business programs. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School regained its solo standing atop U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 ranking of undergraduate business programs, breaking last…

BU, Boston University, Questrom, Questrom School of Business Admissions: 5 Questions With Nick SanAngelo, Director of Residential MBA Admissions & Graduate Financial Aid at Boston Questrom Nick SanAngelo leads recruitment, admissions strategy, and financial aid for Boston Questrom’s residential MBA programs, overseeing both the enrollment pipeline and the financial pathways that help students access graduate…

Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses analyze information, solve problems, and make decisions. As AI becomes more capable, business leaders face a new question: What functions should remain distinctly human?  At Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, students learn to approach artificial intelligence not simply as a technology to adopt, but as a powerful tool that…

In 1976, George Leland Bach, the first dean of what is now the Tepper School of Business, said, “We can’t teach students the answers to many of tomorrow’s problems. What we can, and must do, is to teach them problem-solving skills, especially for dealing with the unstructured, messy problems, and flexibility in approaching new situations.”…

The Thomassons’ $100 million gift is the largest from individuals in IU history. Photo courtesy of Jeff and Benita Thomasson Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is getting a $100 million infusion and a new umbrella brand for its graduate programs, thanks to a gift from alumni Jeffrey H. and Benita L. Thomasson. The gift,…

The move to ESCP brings Thomas Jeanjean from an academia-adjacent role to working within an institution again. “I truly do not buy that education is no longer a good investment. That’s complete nonsense and it’s completely irresponsible to give this advice to young people.” Photo by David Atlan for ESCP “It’s very intense,” says Thomas…

Harvard Business School has announced the end of its iconic FIELD capstone as a first-year requirement Harvard Business School is ending its long-running first-year global capstone requirement, telling incoming MBA students on September 9 that the travel-based course will no longer be part of the MBA program’s Required Curriculum starting with the Class of 2028…