Archives: December 2009

Harvard Alumni Seek Inspirational MBA Stories

Posted by: Francesca Di Meglio on December 30

Few people are looking forward to the new year as much as most MBAs. In 2009, MBAs got a bad rep for the role that some of them played in...

GMAT Testing Volume Holds Steady in 2009

Posted by: Alison Damast on December 17

The dreary economy and weak job market doesn’t seem to be dampening people’s desire to go to business school, according to the latest figures from the Graduate Management Admission Council,...

The MBA View of the COP15 Climate Change Conference

Posted by: Alison Damast on December 14

Amidst the world leaders, climate activists and delegates at the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this week are a team of eight students from Dartmouth University’s Tuck...

Snyder to Step Down as Dean at Chicago Booth

Posted by: Geoff Gloeckler on December 10

On the heels of Harvard Business School’s announcement last week that Dean Jay Light would be retiring, Edward Snyder, dean of University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business announced today...

Testing Glitch Causes Problems for Thousands of Indian Applicants

Posted by: Alison Damast on December 08

Thousands of Indian business school applicants who signed up for the online admission test for India’s most prestigious management schools were in for a rude surprise after the exam was...

The YouTube Scholarship

Posted by: Alison Damast on December 02

Applying for a business school scholarship all of a sudden got a lot easier for tech-savvy students looking to flex their creativity. Students can now use YouTube to apply for...

Thunderbird Launches Business Program Aimed at Ex-Football Players

Posted by: Louis Lavelle on December 01

Though seemingly invincible on the field it is becoming increasingly clear that NFL players are especially vulnerable off of it. In the past year alone retired players have made headlines...