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Alison Damast
Articles by Alison Damast
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B School Life
Help Wanted: A Million African Managers by 2023
The aim is to lift Africa economically, but even the new initiative's leaders admit the million-manager target is a stretch -
B School Life
At Wake Forest, Business Casual Is Required From 9 to 5
A strict new dress code at Wake Forest requires some students to wear business casual attire all day, not just for classes and special events -
Undergrad Programs
A Speedier Timetable for the College Job Hunt
An improving job market is driving employers to campus months before the spring recruiting season starts, so students who snooze may lose -
MBA Programs
Business School, Behind Bars
By advising Virginia inmates on how to start small businesses, Darden MBAs hope to create successful entrepreneurs and keep them out of trouble -
MBA Programs
B-School News Roundup: MBA Pay Falters at Many Schools
How to choose the 'right' MBA electives, a new B-school at the Catholic University of America, and more schools are doing background checks on admits
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The Booming Market for Specialized Master’s Degrees
A new generation of business students is opting for specialized master's degrees straight out of college, rather than the traditional MBA -
PhD Programs for Executives Gain Traction
New doctoral programs in business geared to working executives help many develop on-the-job research skills or shift into teaching -
Kiss Those Student Loans Goodbye
There are lots of programs that help grads repay their student loans. A few will even wipe the slate clean. But qualifying isn't easy -
Should You Pay Your Student Intern?
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Full-Tuition Fellowships from Top B-Schools
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Coaching College Freshmen So They Don't Drop Out
Universities look to executive-style coaches to help freshmen stay focused on their studies -
PhD Programs for Executives Gain Traction
New doctoral programs in business geared to working executives help many develop on-the-job research skills or shift into teaching -
Financial Aid
Obama's New 'Pay as You Earn' Plan a Windfall for MBAs
Changes to the federal Income-Based Repayment program are about to make borrowing for an MBA a lot less expensive -
Finding a Job
Search Funds: An MBA Shortcut to the C-Suite
More MBAs are pursuing a third career path: launching a fund, raising capital, and acquiring an existing company -
Undergrad Programs
China: The Next Internship Frontier
Undergraduate business students, trying to burnish their résumés, seek internships in China
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AACSB Urges B-Schools to Adapt to a Global World
Graduate and undergraduate business programs must do better at making globalization central to the B-school curriculum, the accrediting group says -
Top B-School Stories of 2011
2011 brought good news on the MBA job front, with unconventional careers more popular than ever. Plagiarism and cheating marred an otherwise-upbeat year
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