As part of its objective to serve its member schools and the business education industry, AACSB is transitioning the publication to a new brand.

Walmart has committed 5 million USD, the largest corporate investment for the school.

One of the school’s latest initiatives is designed to build resilience for companies struggling with COVID-19 and Brexit.

The new publications will focus on management practice and family business.

But their presence is only effective in countries with gender equality

The Stanford Graduate School of Business publishes a progress report on its efforts so far.

A NACE survey says 90 percent of members are planning recruiting strategies that emphasize diversity.

The MBA Roundtable honors schools that have found creative ways to deliver educational experiences during the crisis.

News from business schools around the world.

GMAC survey shows that the uncertain economy may be giving a boost to business schools.

New accelerator program aims to encourage collaboration and idea sharing among community leaders.

New courses emerge to address issues related to racial unrest and COVID-19.

During the pandemic, the school has amped up its work with entrepreneurs.

Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom are colleagues.

A 300 million USD donation launches the Kummer School of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development.

News from business schools around the world.

The combination of assets will support a plan to create the University of Arizona Global Campus, in a bid to attract larger numbers of nontraditional online students.

Recent graduates launch a business certificate program for indigenous learners.

The school outlines a seven-step plan for making the campus more diverse and welcoming.

News from business schools around the world.

The Aspen Institute honors educators for designing courses with impact.

The latest developments in management education.

Business schools offer new scholarships and franchising opportunities, and publishers focus on diversity.

The American University in Cairo establishes a new research center.

Texas A&M alums raise money to name department after retiring professor, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill receives funds to expand its campus, and more.

 

MIT launches Pandemic Response CoLab, the Gordon Institute of Business Science partners with the Embassy of France, and more.

Schools launch new courses and programs in entrepreneurship, sales management, and sustainable energy.

FAU is named an Oasis of Excellence, and five professors are recognized for their teaching and research in accounting.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

More than a decade after the donor pledged US$30 million, most of the money has not been received.

As business schools continue to adapt to COVID-19, they work to alleviate students’ anxieties and ensure safety by offering an expanded range of educational options.

Reimagine Education invites submissions from innovative educators, Maastricht monitors COVID-19’s impact on food security, Warwick and Darden provide more flexibility for incoming students, and William & Mary connects minority alumni.

INFORMS, the IMA, and other organizations bestow honors in the field of business education. 

Schools partner up to support entrepreneurship, create a suite of online exec ed programs, and establish new programs in China.

Illinois, Stetson, Purdue, FIU, Queen's, Glasgow, Syracuse, and Tulane all announce new online program options.

New leadership comes to EM Lyon, Kedge, Suffolk, and others, and a new executive-in-residence is named at the Rotman School.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

Catholic University of America partners with Pima Community College to bring a bachelor’s program to working adults.

UNC-Chapel Hill offers an MBA for new graduates.  

EM Lyon recognizes esports as a discipline in its own right.

Caryn Beck-Dudley comes to the association from Santa Clara University.

Prominent voices call for a delay in the current rankings period, due to COVID-19.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

AACSB recognizes 25 illustrious alumni from member schools.

2U and Coursera partner with universities to offer interactive online bachelor’s degrees tailored to adult learners.

Jikyeong Kang of the Asian Institute of Management will be the new vice chair-chair elect.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

More news from business schools and business.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

For the last 25 years, Bernie Milano, president of the PhD Project, has promoted diversity in business education, one minority doctoral student at a time. Upon his retirement at the end of 2019, he reflects back at what he's accomplished—and what still needs to be done.

The industry loses thought leader Clayton Christensen at the age of 67.

These institutions will use the funding to support faculty development and collaborate on best practices. 

More than 100 U.S. universities defend OPT work visas for international students.

The online platform will now offer stackable credentials toward bachelor’s degrees.

A new network focuses on climate change through research and education.

The gift will develop leaders at public schools.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

High-achieving students mentor first-gen peers at California State University at Channel Islands.

The university views its new partnership with FutureLearn as a path to taking its microcredentialing programs global.

New rating system aims to help schools gauge their service to society.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

More news from business schools and business.

Including people with mental and physical disabilities in conversations about diversity.

American CEOs say business should benefit all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

AACSB’s proposed new standards go to members for feedback. 

Three academics enter the Hall of Fame.

Cintana Education aims to increase access to higher education for adults in emerging nations.

A New York grant program targets MBA programs with life sciences concentrations.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

More news from business schools and business.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

The latest partnerships in business education.

The business school will put its full attention on its online MBA, specialized programs, and lifelong learning.

Oxford will receive £4 billion over ten years to strengthen its position as a hub for growth in the U.K.

Directed at executives, the doctoral degree will emphasize applied projects that solve real-world business challenges.

The Master of Business Creation at the University of Utah will test their business models as they take courses.

The Unreasonable Group launches “Unreasonable FUTURE” to encourage entrepreneurs to unlock human potential worldwide.

New offering is the latest that provides students with pathways from stackable courses to full master’s degrees.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

New ranking system assesses how well universities meet the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The new Center for Digital Transformation will develop courses for students from all disciplines.

Singapore Management University organizes its new undergrad program around three pillars: capabilities, communities, and civilizations.

Programs at Indiana and Pepperdine aim to improve patient outcomes by delivering management training to healthcare professionals.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

 

More news from business schools and business.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

2U and Trilogy, McGraw-Hill and Cengage, and Wiley and Knewton all announce plans to form new companies with broader reach.

Stanford opens a multidisciplinary center to better chart the future of artificial intelligence.

B-schools build ecosystems for student startups. 

Award recognizes research that benefits society.

The new “school without walls” will embed presences in departments on campus to encourage multidisciplinary collaboration.

Awards are given to schools and individuals that produce  outstanding cases.

Inspiring alums are honored in AACSB’s Annual Influential Leaders challenge.

An exec program for chief operating officers.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions. 

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

More news from business and business schools.

Emerald aims to promote change by sparking discussion around the issue.

New business schools focus on angel investors and working adults.

APLU is working with 130 universities on pilot programs to improve student success.

How the Karlstad Business School worked with industry to create a new program.

The University of California, Merced, is planning a standalone school of management.

The school will pay US$5.5 million on behalf of its business school over false rankings data.

Emerald’s inaugural competition honors those who bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

More news from business schools and business.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions.

Recognition for people and institutions.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on.

The latest partnerships in business education.

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

Rice University, the University of Virginia, and Johns Hopkins now offer scholarships to middle-income students.

The Manifesto lays out the organization’s plan to change the course of management development.

Cornell MBAs no longer will share their grades with recruiters. 

The Hall of Fame honors “a select few who have inspired many.”

MIT and UC Berkeley give analytics its own home on campus. 

EdX rolls out nine new MOOC-based master’s programs developed by seven universities.

UCF has partnered with Siemens to apply analytics to building operations.

A new initiative will provide more administrators, students, and faculty with access to Babson’s entrepreneurial training.

The Royal Swedish Academy recognized Paul Romer for his work on urbanization and William Nordhaus for his exploration of the economics of climate change.

They’ve developed an online learning platform that enables collaboration.

Business schools announce curriculum revisions and additions. 

Business schools open new research centers and learning facilities.

More news from business and business schools.

Individuals in the industry step up and move on. 

The latest partnerships in business education.

Recognition for people and institutions. 

Institutions announce new sources of funding.

The change especially benefits international students, who could be eligible for two-year extensions of their work visas after graduation.

Partners will open an interdisciplinary innovation hub to promote STEM education.

The second MOOC-based MBA comes to the Coursera platform, as the first graduates its student cohort.

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are springing up worldwide as a result of wide-ranging collaborations among local businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies.

Universities in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific can help implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Two institutions share the outcomes so far for their all-tuition-paid full-time MBA programs.

Nineteen accounting professionals recognized for their impact on the profession.

Their CXI initiative promotes the socially responsible design and implementation of cutting-edge technologies.

York University provides training to G7 members.

Graduates from Southern New Hampshire University’s College for America can opt to receive immediately sharable, instantly verifiable diplomas.

INSEAD recognizes 50 female faculty.

Ripple partners with 17 universities to prepare future executives to work with blockchain.

In May, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a consortium of more than 500 organizations dedicated to streamlining the use of Ethereum blockchain technology, released Enterprise Ethereum Client Specification 1.0. ...View All

This past summer, the Waikato Management School at the University of Waikato in New Zealand held its first Executive Innovation Bootcamp, hosted at Waikato Innovation Park, a business campus that houses more than 40 companies. ...View All

David Beatty has received a lifetime achievement award from the International Corporate Governance Network. ...View All

Purdue University’s new online education platform for adult learners, Purdue University Global, has named Jeffrey M. Buck as the dean of its School of Business and Information Technology. ...View All

Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School in Singapore has partnered with NTU’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI) to create a new master of science with two specialization tracks: asset management and wealth management. ...View All

Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, has received a US$10 million commitment from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation to establish an endowed professorship in social entrepreneurship, fund entrepreneurial education, and launch a fundraising challenge to create a dedicated space for all of the school’s social innovation programming. ...View All

Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, has established the Carol Sawyer Parks Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, which was endowed by real estate developer and Suffolk trustee Parks. ...View all

The National University of Management in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has launched a Social Innovation Lab with support of the telecom SMART Axiata. ...View all

A new initiative at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, will be dedicated to integrating data science education into every student’s learning experience and driving data science research on campus. ...View all

Four business professors have been honored with the 2018 Louis W. Stern Award, which recognizes an outstanding article that has made a significant contribution to marketing literature.  ...View all

On July 1st, Xavier Ordeñana became the new dean of the ESPAE Graduate School of Management at Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral in Guayaquil, Ecuador. ...View all

Florida International University (FIU) College of Business in Miami has entered into a three-year agreement with the University of International Business & Economics (UIBE) in Beijing, China. ...View all

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business in Charlottesville has received a US$15 million gift from the Batten Foundation, which has unlocked a matching gift from UVA’s Bicentennial Fund. ...View all

New magazine focuses on practical research.

The association honors business school alumni who have made a difference to society, the economy, or education.

Three deans take up new administrative posts.

The College of Business (COB) at East Carolina University in Greenville will establish the Van and Jennifer Isley Innovation Building thanks to a US$2 million gift from the Isleys. ...View all

The Global Business School Network has launched a program for deans and directors at business schools in developing nations. ...View all

This fall, the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will welcome the inaugural cohort to its online Master of Science in International Business. ...View all

Kenneth Freeman and his wife, Janice, have committed more than US$25 million to the College of Management at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. ...View all

Misty Johanson has been named dean of the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. ...View all

INSEAD in France has announced a partnership with Station F, a 111,500-square-foot startup incubator in Paris. ...View all

Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights began offering an accelerated online MBA in January. ...View all

Nicole Tee, director of graduate studies at Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, received the 2017 Bud Fackler Service Award from the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) in October at its annual conference. ...View all

The University of San Diego in California has received a leadership gift of US$20 million from former Clorox CEO Donald Knauss and his wife, Ellie. ...View all

NSF grant helps researchers identify the STEM teaching methods that bring in low-income students.

Grenoble Ecole de Management in France has partnered with the Glion Institute of Higher Education, a hotel management school in Montreux, Switzerland, to offer a dual MBA/MSc in international hospitality. ...View all

Soumitra Dutta has stepped down as dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ...View all

Business schools, businesses, and city governments coordinate their efforts to create urban meccas for digitalization.

Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business in River Forest, Illinois, has announced the Norman and Ruth Carroll Endowed Chair in Business and Economics. ...View all

Wits Business School at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has launched the African Energy Leadership Centre (ELC) to address issues of energy shortages in Africa, as well as the skills deficit of managers in the energy industry. ...View all

How can business scholarship contribute to a better world?

Purdue program shows young African leaders how social entrepreneurship can solve national challenges.

ESSEC Business School in Cergy, France, has launched a new web series called ESSEC Knowledge Live. ...view all

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in Charlottesville is offering a new fulltime dual degree program, a master of business administration/master of science in data science. ...view all

The Mannheim Business School at the University of Mannheim in Germany has opened a new study and conference center in the former coal cellar of Mannheim Palace, one of Europe’s largest baroque palaces.  ...view all

Georgia State University in Atlanta is opening the Legal Analytics Lab, an initiative of the Robinson College of Business with support from the school’s College of Law. ...view all

Fred Phillips has received the 2017 N.D. Kondratieff Medal (the gold medal) from the Russian Academy of Sciences. ...view all

Reto Steiner is the new dean and managing director of the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur, Switzerland. ...view all

The organization reverses previous policy against making official political statements.

Entrepreneurs from Stanford, Harvard, and UC Berkeley attract the most funding from venture capitalists.

Warwick exec ed program teaches business how behavioral “nudges” can have dramatic effects on employees and customers.

ESSEC Business School in Cergy, France, has launched a new web series called ESSEC Knowledge Live. ...view all

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has embarked on a US$11 million construction project to convert three floors in its facility into a vertically connected educational space called the Learning Commons. ...view all

Kent State University in Ohio has received a US$3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Kent State alumnus Joseph Stevens. ...view all

Georgia State University in Atlanta is opening the Legal Analytics Lab, an initiative of the Robinson College of Business with support from the school’s College of Law. ...view all

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in Charlottesville is offering a new full-time dual degree program, a master of business administration/master of science in data science. ...view all

In October, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences named Richard H. Thaler of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Illinois as the 2017 recipient of its Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ...view all

Reto Steiner is the new dean and managing director of the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur, Switzerland. ...view all

In September, Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its Business College Pavilion, a new facility that will be built on the campus in East Lansing. ...view all

Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has received a US$50 million gift from insurance professional James J. Maguire and his wife, Frances. ...view all

Mannheim Business School in Germany will collaborate with professional soccer club TSG Hoffenheim on numerous projects in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. ... view all

The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning is launching Financial Planning Review, a double-blind, peer-reviewed academic journal that will be published quarterly by John Wiley & Sons beginning in mid-2018. ... view all

Beginning in fall 2017, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in College Park will launch a STEM-certified master of quantitative finance program. ... view all

Franklin Allen has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Allen, a professor of finance and economics at Imperial College Business School in London, was recognized for his research on issues relating to financial crises, corporate finance, and financial innovation. ... view all

At the end of the 2017–2018 academic year, Sally Blount will step down as dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois. ... view all

Giving those with financial barriers and time constraints more incentive to come to business school.

The University of Chicago and Northwestern form three-year partnership to boost entrepreneurship in two inner-city neighborhoods.

Three business schools launch programs to help businesses better understand, employ, and keep up with the latest digital innovations.

The University of Delaware in Newark has reappointed Bruce Weber as dean of the school’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.      ...view all

The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware in Newark has partnered with the Delaware Financial Education Alliance to launch a trust and wealth management minor.       ...view all

The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has announced a new Global Executive MBA program with a focus on healthcare and life sciences      ...view all

The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning has announced that the Northwestern Mutual Best Paper Award will be presented at the Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines.      ...view all

Franklin Allen has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.       ...view all

Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has received a US$50 million gift from insurance professional James J. Maguire and his wife, Frances.        ...view all    

Surrey Business School at the University of Surrey in the U.K. has launched a Centre for Management Learning.      ...view all

The acquisition supports plans to establish a new public university for adult learners.

New program will overcome challenging business climate, while drawing from Afghanistan’s emerging private sector.

HEC Paris will accept its first cohort into MOOC-based master's in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Partners seek to create an expanded database of knowledge for finance fields.

Two programs will require in-person immersions.

Frank was dean of the Smith School for over a decade and held leadership roles at AACSB.

Faculty from the University of St. Gallen receive award for Overall Winning Case.

Field-based research, social innovation program among the winners.

New training tools are designed to help companies manage their employee development programs.

HEC Paris encourages business to maximize social impact as well as economic performance.

Signatories call for more investment in infrastructure, research, science, and training.

Employers report that recent graduates have the skills they need.

Forté Foundation builds on programs in place at ten universities.

Open University’s FutureLearn platform is partnering with Deakin University to deliver postgraduate degrees.

Innovator Mae Jemison encourages students to focus on the people they want to be, not the jobs they want to have.

KPMG LLP has partnered with Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business in Columbus and the Villanova University School of Business in Pennsylvania to develop master’s degree programs emphasizing data analytics in accounting.

The organization announces its 2016 Faculty Pioneer Award winners.

MOOC-based programs will offer opportunities to accelerate path to completion of master’s degrees.

Individuals honored for efforts in innovation, education, entrepreneurship, diversity, sustainability, and healthcare.

Professors specialize in contract law.

Professors honored for their service to their teaching and communities.

Professors at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management and the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business receive the American Accounting Association 2016 Innovation in Accounting Education awards.

In August, the Academy of Management honored business professors with its 2016 All-Academy Awards, which were presented at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.

The AICPA and NAF team up to introduce high school students to the benefits of accounting careers.

Changes in the market inspire the school to adopt a new online strategy for its MBA.