MBA News: Jain Leaves for INSEAD & Darden Starts a Global Exec MBA Program

Today, we’re debuting a new feature—the MBA news roundup! Aspiring business school students should know what’s going on at their target schools. So we’ll be collecting big stories from around the web on a semi-regular basis to keep you updated. In this installment: UVA-Darden is launching a new Global Executive MBA program. Dean Robert F. [...]

More B-Schools Hiring Former CEOs

You’ve probably spent lots of time weighing the merits of various business schools—professors, location, course offerings. But this month’s Bloomberg Business Week offers some food for thought about the individuals who lead the whole operation: deans. The article profiles two programs that have recently hired former corporate executives as deans. Boston University has recruited Kenneth [...]

Brush Up On Business Basics Online

The prospect of returning to school for an MBA can be a bit daunting, especially after a few years in the workforce. Once you get in, you might want to get a head start on your classes. Or maybe you’re considering applying, but you aren’t sure about the classroom experience—what it’s like, whether you feel [...]

Hybrid MBA Programs Growing Popular

Plenty of prospective MBAs don’t want to give up their jobs to go back to school. So what if the promotion you want requires an MBA? Part-time programs have long been a popular solution to this dilemma. But the Wall Street Journal points to another, digital-age option: hybrid programs, blending limited class time with extensive [...]