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Karen's Business School Blog March 2008 Archive

By Karen Schweitzer, About.com Guide to Business School since 2005

Harvard University Ranks #1 Among Top Business Schools

Monday March 31, 2008
U.S. News recently released their picks for America's best graduate schools. Harvard ranked #1 once again among the top business schools. Stanford and Wharton were ranked #2 and #3 respectively. ... Read More

Economic Slowdown Impacts Business School Students

Friday March 28, 2008
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting piece today that examines the impact the global credit crunch has had on business school students and campuses around the world. According to some ... Read More

Free Business Administration Courses Online

Wednesday March 26, 2008
Opencourseware is a wonderful way to prepare for business school and gain knowledge at no cost. It also provides companies with the opportunity to give every employee an executive education. The ... Read More

IT Professionals with an MBA Earn 46 Percent More

Monday March 24, 2008
The Examiner.com is reporting the results of a University of Maryland study that analyzed data from 50,000 IT professionals. According to researchers, IT professionals with an MBA earn 46 percent ... Read More

Research Shows Money Can Buy Happiness

Friday March 21, 2008
The Boston Globe reported today that money can indeed buy you happiness if you spend it correctly. Professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School teamed up to ... Read More

Business Students Get Involved; Companies Evolve

Wednesday March 19, 2008
Advocate.com published a story recently highlighting business students' involvement in gay activism. The story focuses on what some MBA students are doing to further the movement and touches on conferences ... Read More

Olin Offers New Health Care Management Major

Monday March 17, 2008
Washington University reported today that the university's Olin Business School is now offering a major in healthcare management. Olin's healthcare management major is being described as a "collaboration between faculty ... Read More

MBA Scholarships Now Available for Students with Military Experience

Friday March 14, 2008
Military MBA.net announced a new scholarship program earlier in the month that will help military personnel pay for an MBA education. To be eligible for the scholarship, you must be ... Read More

Columbia University Eliminates Tuition

Wednesday March 12, 2008
Columbia University announced this week that they will cease charging tuition, fees, and room and board for undergraduate students whose families earn less than $60,000 annually. Students who do not ... Read More

Stanford Business School Launches Executive Leadership Program for Women

Tuesday March 11, 2008
Stanford Graduate School of Business announced yesterday that the school will be offering a five-day executive education leadership program for women between May 12 and May 16. The program is ... Read More

$100 Million to Educate 10,000 Women

Friday March 7, 2008
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. announced Wednesday the company plans to spend $100 million over the next five years to bring business education to 10,000 women around the world. U.S. business ... Read More

Beat the GMAT Launches Scholarship Contest

Thursday March 6, 2008
Beat the GMAT, an MBA discussion community, announced the launch of a scholarship competition this week. The competition is open to business school applicants around the world. The scholarships, which ... Read More

Best 50 Undergraduate Business Schools

Wednesday March 5, 2008
BusinessWeek.com recently released their rankings for the best undergraduate business schools. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School was number one once again. McIntire (University of Virginia) and Mendoza (University ... Read More

Top 30 Best Budget Online MBA Programs

Saturday March 1, 2008
GetEducated.com recently released a ranking of distance learning MBA programs. The rankings are based on a 2007 GetEducated.com survey of tuition rates at 168 distance learning MBA programs offered through ... Read More

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