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Harvard Business School announced on May 17 that 9,315 applicants sought admission to the school during the 2012-2013 admissions cycle, a 3.9% increase from the previous year. The increase, occurring after HBS made major … Read More

Today’s article was written by Becky Gaylord. Graduation season is nearly here. Here’s a sampling of a dozen quotes from commencement addresses through the years that stand out for being unexpected, funny, or … Read More

Four MBA students from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management took top honors at the 2013 International Impact Investing Challenge on April 26th at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The third annual … Read More

The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California announced an initiative to raise $400 million for the school. The school plans to use the money in support of what it calls “globally relevant … Read More

Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has announced that Idalene “Idie” Kesner will head the school as its next dean, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. Kesner, who becomes the first … Read More

UCLA Anderson’s new logo aims to capture the school’s forward-thinking spirit, says Dean Judy Olian A task force of UCLA Anderson faculty, board members, students and alumni faced a unique challenge. How do you … Read More

What if you could meet all the top MBA admissions representatives at once and in your home city to boot? Imagine sauntering into a single location, cruising through a series of panel discussions and signing up to meet … Read More

We have been tallying and charting the mentions of MBA students and alumni in the New York Times wedding announcements since the beginning of the year, demonstrating that MBAs—especially those from top-ranked, … Read More

Top business players, investors, academics, government leaders and even the president of Rwanda will descend upon the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School on May 18. The occasion? To talk about doing business … Read More

Several of the nation’s top business schools are reporting solid increases in MBA application volume this year, reversing several years of declines. While most business schools have yet to report their numbers, the … Read More

MBA Adrian Ross won the business track of HBS’ New Venture Competition for his plan to commercialize technology that detects bridge erosion. Three Harvard students are on top of the world this week – or at least on … Read More

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management said on May 8 that applications to all its MBA programs are up in double-digit numbers this year. In an interview with Poets&Quants, Dean Sally Blount said … Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management has named M. Eric Johnson as dean effective July 1st, pending approval by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Currently, Johnson is associate dean at Dartmouth … Read More

The average NFL player might earn $1.1M a year, but according to an article in GQ this month, nine out of ten professional football athletes face insolvency within ten years of retirement. Given a short career span and … Read More