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Are Leading Business Schools Unresponsive?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Graham Richmond in News 3 Comments

Admissions offices at the top 25 US MBA programs are falling short with ‘Mobile First’ generation. -By Graham Richmond and Alex Brown We’ve all seen the deluge of statistics about smartphones and the use of mobile devices in general.  For instance, we know that the smartphone recently surpassed the television as the ‘first screen’ (e.g. […]

View Post IPad, IPhone, Mobile device, Responsive web design, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Wharton Admissions Director to Step Down

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Graham Richmond in News No Comments

The Wall Street Journal has just reported that Wharton admissions director Ankur Kumar has resigned.  Kumar, whose official title is Wharton Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, announced her departure to her staff last week.  Her final day will be this Friday, October 4th.  Stepping into the Director’s role (presumably on a temporary basis) will […]

View Post Ankur Kumar, Business school, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wall Street Journal, Wharton

Southwark In The News: Wharton Application Volume

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Graham Richmond in News 1 Comment

The Wall Street Journal published a provocative piece on Friday about the recent decline in Wharton application volume at the school’s full-time MBA program (down ~12% over the past four years).  Titled ‘What’s Wrong At Wharton‘ the piece pondered how the prestigious program had lost ground in recent years while competitors like Stanford GSB, Harvard […]

View Post Booth School of Business, Business school, Harvard Business School, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wall Street Journal, Wharton

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