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‘A Classic Prisoner’s Dilemma’: IMD’s David Bach On What Individual Action May Mean For U.S. Universities
David Bach, President of IMD in Switzerland, has frequently criticized the Trump administration’s political attacks on US universities, Trump’s tarriffs, and America’s retreat from global leadership. (Photo: Mark Henley/IMD) David Bach says he is a product of the global order America built. He grew up in Germany when the Berlin Wall still divided East and…
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The AI Platform MBAs Are Already Obsessed With
Hundreds of Stanford MBAs are among the early adopters of DeepSky, an AI platform that integrates directly with data sources such as FactSet, Crunchbase, Polygon, and SEC filings — giving users the ability to query market, financial, and company data in real time without leaving the system When Christopher Chang left investment banking to co-found…
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Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Inside Pepperdine’s Real-World Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurship is booming in the U.S., with nearly one in five adults currently in the process of starting or running a business. At Pepperdine University, one graduate program aims to support those looking to turn ideas into impact. Dr. Stephen Kirnon leads Pepperdine’s Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship and Change (SEC) program. A former…
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Wharton’s Impact Investing Powerhouse Just Got A Major Upgrade
Last year, 167 students from around the world competed in the global finals of the Turner MIINT challenge at The Wharton School. Photo credit: Shira Yudkoff Turner MIINT – one of the largest experiential impact investing competitions for MBAs – has a new co-producer. Impact Capital Managers Institute (ICM) will join The Wharton School’s Impact,…
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Be Your Own Boss Founder: Why The Corporate Career Route Deserves A Second Look
Katie Smith, founder of Be Your Own Boss. Courtesy photo Not everyone needs to be an entrepreneur to thrive. Social media often glamorizes quitting your corporate job, pushing the “be your own boss” narrative as the ultimate path to freedom. In a culture where entrepreneurship is trending, Katie Smith offers a counterpoint. Smith doesn’t dismiss…
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Inside The $120 Million Plan To Transform Delaware’s Lerner College
Dean Oliver Yao during an ice cream social with undergraduate students at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics. “We’re not content to be a regional school,” Yao says. “We’re building a business college that’s relevant, responsive, and nationally recognized. And we’re just getting started” When Oliver Yao became dean of the…
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Visa Rules, Politics & Billions In Play — AACSB Sounds The Alarm On Student Mobility
A new report from AACSB International, Global Minds, Local Impact: A Case for Student Mobility, published in July, finds that policy changes and visa restrictions are reshaping the movement of students around the world — a reality that could significantly affect business school enrollment. The report draws on a poll of 97 business schools across…
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A New Geopolitics Push? How International B-Schools Are Responding To Global Chaos
Luc de Rancourt, co-director of EDHEC Business School’s new Chair in Geopolitics & Corporate Strategy, was part of geopolitics panel for World In Progress on June 24 in Chantilly, France. Courtesy photo Luc de Rancourt, a retired General of the Armée l’Air et de l’Espace (French Air and Space Force), spent nearly 40 years flying…
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9 International Business Schools Where You Can Study Geopolitics
Esade Students during a Study Visit to the European institutions in Brussels. In 2025, politics is inescapable for business leaders. Wars and power plays disrupt supply chains, tariffs appear and vanish overnight, and rules for emerging technologies shift before the ink is dry. “Business leaders cannot ignore the interconnected nature of the global economy and…
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Pace University Names Former Citi Executive As Dean Of Lubin School Of Business
Pace University’s Lubin School of Business will have a new dean September 1 Pace University has tapped Ajay Khorana, a former Citigroup global treasurer with deep roots in academia, as the next dean of its Lubin School of Business. His appointment, effective September 1, 2025, follows an extensive nationwide search. Pace President Marvin Krislov says…
