How NAWMBA Supports Businesswomen Today
The National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) was founded in 1978, and the organization has supported the education and professional development of many women since that time. With student and professional chapters of the organization located in regions all across the United States, NAWMBA has a large network of members dedicated to supporting female business professionals. To learn more about NAWMBA, I spoke with executive director Virginia Myers, who shared information about the organization’s current offerings, as well as the exciting plans for future developments. Continue reading…
The Business of Giving Back: 5 Philanthropist MBAs
There has long been a tradition of philanthropy in the MBA community. Graduate degrees in business place a great deal of importance on ethics. As a result, alumni are often inspired to give back once they achieve success. The philanthropic efforts of some notable MBA graduates continue well into retirement. Here are several examples of philanthropist MBAs that stood out to us.
Kogod School Publishes Local Primer on Millennials
Millennials are the focal point of just about every large organization and company nowadays. This large and important generation is set to take over the workforce as well as become the target consumer in the future economy. In an effort to understand Millennials who chose to make the Washington DC Metro their home during the Great Recession, The Kogod School of Business put together the Kogod Greater Washington Index: Millennials in order to find out what Millennials want in a community. Continue reading…
McDonough Prof. Examines Grad School Motivations in Millennials
In the study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, “Even the Best Laid Plans Sometimes Go Askew: Career Self-Management Processes, Career Shocks and the Decision to Pursue Graduate Education”, McDonough School of Business Professor Brooks Holtom and his co-authors investigated what motivates millennials to leave an organization and return to school during the first three years of their career. Continue reading…
