B-Schools
and the Bust

The financial crisis has taken a toll on business school graduates—jobs are scarce, salaries are flat, and the once-prestigious MBA degree is taking its lumps. For many students, an uncertain future looms

MBAs: Public Enemy No. 1?

The debate over business schools' culpability in the financial crisis rages on, with no clear end in sight
The Future of Business School

Author Rakesh Khurana fields questions about the role of B-schools in the financial crisis, the professionalization of management, and needed reforms
MBA Tales: Searching for Work in a Recession

For the Class of 2009, landing a job may seem next to impossible, but for the Class of 2002, flexibility and persistence paid big dividends
Crisis Hits the Business Schools

Applications for MBA programs are up, but job opportunities for second-year students in finance or consulting have turned wretched

Financial Woes Force B-School Cutbacks

Plunging endowments and reductions in state funding are leading to layoffs, salary freezes, even program shutdowns. And the worst is still to come
Student Funds Tackle a Bear Market

Student-managed portfolios at MBA and undergraduate business programs have taken a hit, but many have held up surprisingly well amid the economic wreckage
Slide Show: For College Business Majors, an Uncertain Future

Undergrad B-school students sound off about their prospects
Slide Show: As Careers Wither, Dreams Beckon

With jobs scarce, many graduates are ditching career plans for other options, like joining the Peace Corps or climbing mountain—or anything that pays the bills