Written by: Susan Lund, Wan-Lae Cheng, André Dua, Aaron De Smet, Olivia Robinson, and Saurabh Sanghvi Published by: McKinsey & Company MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to our working lives in the short term, and is likely to change the way that we work in the long term. 1 To understand these changes, McKinsey … [Read more...] about What 800 executives envision for the postpandemic workforce
Change These Legacy Rules & Put More Qualified Graduate Student “Butts-in-Seats”
Written by: Rodney G. Alsup Published by: MBA News Digest Academy MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Inside Higher Ed’s takeaway from a recent Moody’s Investor Service report is the Coronavirus Pandemic will “drive innovation and growth in higher education, allowing some universities to emerge stronger with growing enrollments and revenue.” Their thinking is strength and … [Read more...] about Change These Legacy Rules & Put More Qualified Graduate Student “Butts-in-Seats”
Most US Business Schools Are Planning Hybrid MBA Programs For The Fall
Written by: Thomas Nugent Published by: BusinessBecause MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The majority of business schools in the United States are planning hybrid MBA programs for their full-time MBA classes beginning fall 2020 as they deal with the disruption of COVID-19. On hybrid programs, students combine face-to-face experiences with studying online. From the M7 … [Read more...] about Most US Business Schools Are Planning Hybrid MBA Programs For The Fall
IMD Enlarging Its MBA Cohort & Extending App Deadlines
Written by: John Byrne Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For the past 18 years, the Institute for Management Development (IMD) has enrolled a small, intimate cohort of just 90 MBA students. The highly ranked business school in Lausanne, Switzerland, is now extending its final application deadline of Sept. 1 by up to ten days in an effort to … [Read more...] about IMD Enlarging Its MBA Cohort & Extending App Deadlines
Certified to Work
Written by: Dennis Whitney Published by: BizEd, AACSB International MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Offering more short-term educational pathways to adult learners is one way universities can maintain their financial bottom lines through the upcoming recession. First, programs that prepare students for professional certification credentials are often more easily delivered … [Read more...] about Certified to Work
Moody’s: Coronavirus Drives New Business Models, Disruption for Higher Ed
Written by: Rick Seltzer Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The coronavirus pandemic will accelerate a transformation in higher education’s business model, with many universities building out online capabilities and expanding nondegree and certificate programs -- changes that are highly disruptive in the next year or two but bolster credit … [Read more...] about Moody’s: Coronavirus Drives New Business Models, Disruption for Higher Ed