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M.B.A.s Increasingly Skipping On-Campus Recruiting
Across top-tier U.S. business schools, a small but growing number of
students are skipping traditional winter on-campus recruitment and its
seemingly surefire jobs. Instead, they are logging long hours conducting
their own searches and networking furiously to get onto the career path
they want, say career-services officials.
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Learn
While You Earn
Global companies increasingly teaming up with business schools for
custom M.B.A.s here and abroad.
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Helping M.B.A.s
Promote Peace
By Rhea Wessel, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
Don't laugh: Notre Dame's Carolyn Woo and deans at several other
business schools believe they can and should go beyond ethics and social
responsibility to teach the role of business in achieving and
destabilizing world peace
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Making a Difference as a
Public Affairs and Policy Professional
By Jose Ochoa, Princeton University, and Christine Omolino, Syracuse
University
From policy analysis to international affairs to public services
management, professional degrees exist for those who want to do well
and do good, say two admissions experts
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An M.B.A. Student Asks: Where Are the Women?
By Emily Harrold, WSJ
If nearly half of all privately-held firms are at least 50% owned by a woman or women,
why do they make up on average 29% of enrolled F/T students in the
top 20 M.B.A. programs?
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U.S. Universities Face Turbulent Times Ahead
By June Kronholz, WSJ
All across campus, changes are coming for students,
faculty, administrators and parents alike
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Admissions Coaches Become More Popular
By Eileen Gunn, WSJ/College Journal
Admissions consulting for business school
applications has become a service
that's as popular as it is controversial and expensive
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"Earn a law degree while surfing the Web": No, really.
By Jessica Mintz, Staff Reporter of
The Wall Street Journal
Online education business, legitimacy expand as popularity grows among
mid-career professionals seeking to open new doors
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Career Insights:
Employment Options in Business, Government and Not-for-Profit
Organizations for Master's and PhD candidates
By Virginia Steinmetz, Ph.D., Duke University
Career Center
"Not all graduate students are larval
professors.." nor should they be. It's
important to keep in mind that there is life -
and great opportunity - outside of the university.
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College Attendance and
the Texas Top 10 Percent Law: Permanent Contagion or Transitory Promise?
From WWS News, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School
Results of Princeton study highlight "stark differences by race,
ethnicity, rank in class, and economic advantage" that affect college
aspirations and actual enrollment in an institution of higher education
Choosing and Preparing for Graduate Study
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Graduate School: A Necessary Step for Your Future Success
By Dr. Derek Rovaris Sr., Xavier University
Why go to graduate school? What does graduate school entail? How do I
apply? When should I get started and what else do I need to know?
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When and How I Chose a Graduate School
By Brandon D. Edwards, University of Missouri-Columbia
Graduate school was not originally in my plans, but with a mentor's
help, I determined to -- and learned how to -- apply for a higher degree
- Underrepresented Students
Aided in Quest for Advanced Degrees
The Herald, Arcadia University
Initiative helps first-generation college students
build skills, develop academic interests, en route to a more
diverse professorate
- GEM:
The Power of Partnership
By Leigh Hayden
About the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in
Engineering and Sciences
- Graduate School Preparation and Survival Resources
Books, testing guides, funding reference, and other titles of interest
- Chart:
What's the Right Degree-Level for My Career Goals?
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook
Chart of the projected education levels for the
fastest growing occupations and largest-growth occupations employment
through 2012
Field Focus
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Career Insights:
Employment Options in Business, Government and Not-for-Profit
Organizations for Master's and PhD candidates
By Virginia Steinmetz, Ph.D., Duke University
Career Center
"Not all graduate students are larval
professors..." nor should they be. It's
important to keep in mind that there is life -
and great opportunity - outside of the university.
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Career Insights:
Timetable and checklist for the academic job
search
By Virginia Steinmetz, Ph.D., Duke University
Career Center
If you think you are interested in pursuing an academic career,
your active preparation should begin well
before graduation. Here's a checklist that can help keep you moving
through the right steps during your studies.
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New Degree Combines Business and Science
By Nishad H. Majmudar, Wall
Street Journal
Though criticized by some traditional institutions, a professional
science master's may offer business-savvy alternative to PhD
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Librarianship: A Career as Diverse as You Are
By Carla D. Hayden, President, American Library Association
Plus, scholarship opportunities for getting your MA in Library Studies
and related fields
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So, You Want to Be a Doctor?
By Calvin Bruce, IMDiversity Contributor
They enjoy lucrative incomes, comfortable lifestyles, and prominent
reputations in their communities, but getting there's not easy.
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The PhD Project: People, Power,
Results
By Lisa King, The PhD Project
Project looks to raise profiles of African Americans, Hispanics, or Native Americans
at the front of the classroom
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The MBA:
An Opportunity for Change
By P.A. Patterson
The MBA can help people transform careers, earn a higher salary, move up
in current companies, change professions, or learn skills to start their
own businesses
Campus Life & Diversity
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How to Succeed in Graduate School
By Dr. Derek Rovaris Sr., Xavier University
Life as a graduate study isn't entirely about living the "life of the
mind". Some tips about the political, social and personal aspects
of graduate student life.
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Race on
Campus
By David Pego, IMDiversity Contributing Editor
Returning after a 30-year absence to finally finish his degree, the
author is writing a series for the campus newspaper about what it is
like to be a student of color in a university setting where there is
little diversity
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College Attendance and
the Texas Top 10 Percent Law: Permanent Contagion or Transitory Promise?
From WWS News, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School
Results of Princeton study highlight "stark differences by race,
ethnicity, rank in class, and economic advantage" that affect young
people's college aspirations and ultimately their actual enrollment in
institutions of higher education
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