Category Archives: In Depth Interviews

There is an old proverb that says “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you may die.” As right as that feels, there is something intrinsically wrong with it. Marcos Cordero, cofounder of Read More »

The Fresno State University Craig School of Business is among the schools planning to offer a new online MBA program in 2013. Fresno State is currently accepting applications for their first online MBA Read More »

One of the top business schools in the nation, Thunderbird School of Global Management, recently announced Larry Penley as its new president and Chief Academic Officer. Penley brings a wealth of knowledge Read More »

The average college-aged student has likely grown up in the digital age, probably learned to type on a laptop, used the Internet for most of their education, and adopted every social media platform that Read More »

For Hugh Courtney, dean of Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, his arrival couldn’t have been better timed. Courtney began his tenure as the dean July 1, two months Read More »

Not ready to take the MBA plunge? A growing number of students are looking to online business certificates as a way to dip a toe in graduate-level education. Joe Patterson, managing director of Thunderbird Read More »

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has offered online MBA programs for 11 years, but even John Wells, who became the associate dean for professional programs at the Isenberg School of Management Read More »

The University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) announced Rachel Croson as the dean of the university’s College of Business, Nov. 12. Before coming to UTA, she was an economics professor and the director Read More »

Entrepreneurs are a unique bunch with unique needs. Their ability to tackle problems and their tangible creativity separates them from the common individual. Felena Hanson, founder of the Hera Hub, has Read More »

Business is not just about the bottom-line, but also about how a business reaches that bottom-line. Executives nearly across the board come under sharp criticism for their leadership or lack thereof, Read More »

After arriving to the Thunderbird School of Global Management as the interim chief academic officer and provost in April, Larry Penley was officially announced as the school’s president and Chief Read More »

The only constant may be change, but does that require a need to change with it? According to Darin Kapanjie, academic director for Temple University’s Fox School of Business’s online MBA Read More »

John Weiss, Colorado State University Director of MBA Programs, said people are commonly surprised with how long the school has had its distance MBA program. 1975. That was the first year of what is now Read More »

In August, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and the College of Business and Economics announced a dual hybrid degree, called the Pharm.D/MBA. The Pharm.D/MBA Program is a combined program geared Read More »

Douglas Viehland is the executive director of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a specialized Read More »

While the past two years have seen minor declines, business graduate education has had a pretty good first decade of the new millennium, according to the Council of Graduate Students, which, on Friday Read More »

For Steve Paulone, director of graduate business programs at Post University, the re-naming of the business school in honor of Malcolm Baldrige, was much more than a changed business card. It was about Read More »

Capitalizing on growth and demand, the University of Texas-Pan American’s accelerated online MBA program, beginning next month, is more than just adding a scheduling option. Each program’s Read More »

The phrase “experience is the best teacher” has never been more true than for students at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. The school has created a way for MBA students to learn Read More »

Boston-based Northeastern University announced, thanks to a $60 million donation, that it will re-name its business school to D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Two alumni—Richard D’Amore,BA’ Read More »

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a specialized accreditation agency for business schools, is continuing its evolution from a U.S.-based organization to one with a more Read More »

Since launching an online MBA program two years ago, Arizona State University continues to make headlines in the arena. The school’s online MBA program offers specializations in finance, international Read More »

Peter Horn, chancellor at International School of Management (ISM) in Paris, assumed the office of president of the Board of Directors for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs ( Read More »

California Lutheran University’s MBA in financial planning is preparing students for the growth in the financial services sector. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Labor Read More »

This is part two of a two-part Q&A with Stephen Taylor, Assistant Vice President of Recruiting at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Today, we continue our discussion with Assistant Vice President Read More »

This is part one of a two-part Q&A with Stephen Taylor, Assistant Vice President of Recruiting at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Established in 1946, Thunderbird School of Global Management Read More »

Shawn Ambrose, a professor at the University of Saint Francis’ Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership in Fort Wayne, Ind., teaches a change management course online for USF Read More »

Fueled by the Babson College hatchery, Brandon Bell, an MBA student, is finding the courage to launch Integrated Adventure Travel, with the help of the John E. and Alice L. Butler Venture Accelerator Read More »

For David Pye, life starts at 50. After receiving his Master of Business Administration from the Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business this past May, the 34-year-old decided to Read More »

The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University announced Monday it is launching a new online MBA program for working professionals. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs David Smith Read More »