Content written by Naomi Kowles and published by 7 Fox WSAW on 5 June 2019. MBA News Digest Comment. None. Extracted Content: Education is arguably one of the most valuable assets to a community. The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point campus in Marshfield is increasing their education opportunities. And its new MBA program is proof. Lyna Matesi is an assistant professor and also the … [Read more...]
USC Steals Wharton Dean To Head Marshall School Without A Full Search
Content written by John Byrne and published by Poets&Quants. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In a highly unusual move, the dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has agreed to accept the deanship at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. Geoffrey Garrett, who has been dean of Wharton for just under five years, will stay … [Read more...]
Decline Of The M.B.A., Fall Of The Humanities: What’s Left?
Content written by Richard Vedder and published by Forbes. MBA News Digest Comment: A thought provoking article. Extracted Content: A thoughtful young professorial colleague of mine bitterly denounced business schools in a conversation with me last week, suggesting that they promote a vocational orientation to college that is excessive and unhealthy. Colleges, when they evolved in colonial … [Read more...]
More Universities Shut Down Traditional M.B.A. Programs as Popularity Wanes
Content written by Kelsey Gee and published by The Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs have been falling in the strong job market, leading business schools to shift resources online. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
Online Is (Increasingly) Local
Content written by Doug Lederman and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The proportion of students studying fully online who are enrolled within 50 miles of their homes has risen from under half to fully two-thirds, a new study finds. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
Business Schools Say MBA Rankings Can’t Be Trusted
Content written by Seb Murray and published by BusinessBecause. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: There’s growing concern among business schools who say rankings fail to reflect the true quality of MBA programs. MBA rankings are failing to reflect the true performance of the flagship business school programs, according to 1,291 school administrators, students, graduates … [Read more...]