Liautaud MBA Wins 2017 UIC Startup Challenge
Last week, it was announced that Liautaud Graduate School of Business MBA candidate and UIC’s School of Design instructor Ted Burdett won the Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies’ 2017 Startup Challenge at UIC. Continue reading…
Johns Hopkins Professors: Why Business and Medicine Work Together
Christopher Myers believes that business and medicine go hand-in-hand. so much so that he thinks a “Management 101” course should be embedded into the curriculum of every medical school. Myers, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and Peter Pronovost, a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, recently stated their views in an invited commentary for Academic Medicine. Continue reading…
MBA Alumni Spotlight: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Harvard MBA ‘95
Mark Zuckerberg may be the biggest and most recognizable person behind Facebook, but there’s a whole team of executives behind the scenes making sure that the social media giant is paying dividends to investors. One of these executives is Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Harvard Business School alumni. According to her bio, Sheryl received a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University and an MBA with highest distinction from HBS. Continue reading…
What Are The Best SMU Cox Dual Degrees For MBAs?
MBA degrees may be the best way for business students to master business, management and leadership skills. However, some prospective MBAs enter the graduate business school setting with a clear idea of which industry they want to enter following graduation. For such graduates, dual degree programs offer the chance to pair a general MBA education with a specialized degree that’s tailored to their a chosen field. For those in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro, there are plenty of viable SMU Cox dual degrees to choose from. Continue reading…
Finding The Best New York Executive MBA Programs
An Executive MBA (EMBA) is an excellent option for motivated professionals looking to advance in their industry. Most EMBA programs are tailored to accommodate a full-time work schedule. According to U.S. News and World Report, the average salary for EMBA grads increased by about 14 percent just a few years ago. Whether you’re feeling stuck in your current position, or just looking to get ahead of rapid changes in your industry, an EMBA is a worthwhile investment. And for those living or working in the northeast, we’ve laid out some of the best New York Executive MBA programs.
Top MBA Recruiters: BB&T
Branch Banking and Trust, also known as BB&T, is a large, U.S.-based financial service holding company. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates 2,196 financial centers in 15 states and Washington, D.C. As a company that offers a range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services, BB&T is also a prime landing spot for recently graduating MBAs. Continue reading…
