Written by: Alexandra Goforth Published by: Walton Today MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: “The goal of the program is to change lives, in small or big ways,” said Many Mejia, current M.B.A. student at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, 2019-2020 MBA Student Advisory Board member and the founder of the Walton MBA Mentorship Program. Walton College welcomes a new era … [Read more...]
What Is the Average Student Loan Debt for Graduate School?
Written by: Ryan Lane Published by: NerdWallet MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The average student loan debt for graduate school in 2015-16 was $71,000, according to the most recent data available from the National Center for Education Statistics. That average reflects debt for master’s degrees, Ph.D.s and other graduate school loans borrowed only for advanced degrees. … [Read more...]
How Professors Help Rip Off Students
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...]
Why More Colleges Are Teaching Financial Wellness
Written by: Alexander C. Kafka Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: Should GME programs teach more financial wellness? Extracted Content: Colleges have been teaching financial skills for years, but they are committing to doing it more — and better. They are working it into orientations, first-year classes like Middaugh’s, requirements for internship or … [Read more...]
Usage of social Network Sites by MBA Students and its impact on Education in Bangalore
Written by: S. Saravana Kumar and S. Murali Published by: Journal of The Gujarat Research Society MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Abstract - This study examines the use of social networking sites by the MBA grandaunts and factors influencing the usage of Social Networking Sites (SNS’s) amongst students pursuing MBA in learning their subjects and performance positively. … [Read more...]