Written by: Tim Wu Published by: New York Times MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As the semester ends, instructors at universities and community colleges around the country will begin placing their orders for next year’s textbooks. But not all professors will pay enough attention to something that students complain about: the outlandish prices of the books we assign. Having … [Read more...]
5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Impacting MBA Students
Written by: Seb Murray Published by: BusinessBecause MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Business is being affected left, right, and center. 54% of executives say artificial intelligence tools have boosted their company’s productivity. Add to that the projected 40% increase in labor productivity from AI use, and the 61% of business professionals who say machine learning and … [Read more...]
Grading platform passes the test
Written by: Stuart Foxman Published by: ITBusiness.ca MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Technology has transformed education in many areas – but not in the manual process of grading papers. Crowdmark is changing that, to not only speed things up and do away with drudgery, but also enable richer feedback. It’s all about driving better learning outcomes. Click Here to Read … [Read more...]
Wellbeing by Generation: Where Some Thrive, Others Struggle
Written by: Ryan Wolf Published by: Gallup MBA News Digest Comment: This article is written from a workplace standpoint, but understanding wellbeing the way your students do as employees may be useful as well. Extracted Content: Clearly, thinking of wellbeing as a workplace issue can create a healthier -- and more productive -- workforce. But leaders need to understand that while wellbeing … [Read more...]
New Jindal School Hires Bring Expertise in Business, Research
Written by: University of Texas at Dallas Published by: University of Texas at Dallas MBA News Digest Comment: Article of this type are infrequent but the new faculty need an introduction and this is a great way to do it, pictures and all. Extracted Content: An associate professor and five assistant professors, all either tenured or on the tenure-track, are among the 16 new faculty members … [Read more...]
Foster faculty textbooks educate management students the world over
Written by: Foster School of Business Published by: Foster School of Business MBA News Digest Comment: This article has great potential for student recruiting. Extracted Content: Textbooks are not glamorous. But they are essential. Their volumes contain multitudes of knowledge, delivered with miraculous cohesion and concision, a fundamental digest of the state-of-the-science in every … [Read more...]