Business school
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UNC brings rarity to online MBA programs: Credibility
Online MBA degrees have been proliferating like daisies in an open field in recent years, but UNC-Kenan-Flagler's program takes its task more seriously than the rest. By John A. Byrne
Mar 23, 2012 11:14 AM ET -
A faster (and cheaper) alternative to an MBA
Master's in management programs are booming, especially among liberal arts grads in pursuit of a competitive edge.
FORTUNE -- After graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2006 with a B.S. in political science, Evan Rezin found a job as a marketing associate at Bemis, a $5.3 billion-a-year maker of flexible packaging for consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. She enjoyed the work, but "political science has nothing to do with MORE
Anne Fisher, contributor - Mar 14, 2012 10:37 AM ET -
What makes a master B-school professor?
Yiorgos Allayannis is one of many superstar teachers at UVA-Darden, and his evolution shows how the school has made teaching an integral part of its culture. By John A. Byrne
Feb 28, 2012 11:42 AM ET -
Yale B-school wants a piece of the spotlight
Veteran B-school dean Ted Snyder has come to Yale with an ambitious agenda, designed to garner the attention and influence that has long eluded the business school. By John A. Byrne
Feb 8, 2012 12:44 PM ET -
Northwestern Kellogg to shrink two-year MBA program
The school plans to put less of an emphasis on its traditional two-year degree program as part of a sweeping strategic review at the school.
By John A. Byrne, contributor
(Poets&Quants) -- Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management said today it plans to shrink the size of its two-year MBA program by up to 25% and double or triple the enrollment in the school's one-year MBA program for business undergraduates.
"It's very clear MORE
Feb 6, 2012 2:18 PM ET -
Gen-Y looks to developing economies for biz training
Business schools, non-profits, and private employers are sending students and young workers to developing nations to hone their business skills. By Ethan Rouen
Feb 6, 2012 10:43 AM ET -
UCLA rejects 52 MBA applicants for plagiarism
All told, UCLA's Anderson school found that 52 MBA candidates were lifting whole paragraphs from other, unattributed sources in their essays. And they are far from the only B-school dealing with the problem. By John A. Byrne
Feb 2, 2012 10:42 AM ET
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