Georgetown Joins Diversity Network
The Consortium is the United States’ largest diversity network. (Brian Treffeisen Photography) Last September, faculty members at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business were having a...
View ArticleThe Best Business Schools for Career and Personal Growth
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Business school is a place to hide out. After getting beaten down in the real world, MBA students – like hippies before them – are just looking to “find themselves.”...
View ArticleEssential MOOC Courses In Business For October
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches courses in strategic philanthropy at Stanford Graduate School of Business Take a MOOC and win $100,000? Sounds like a win-win situation to most. And it’s technically...
View ArticleFrom The Farm To The Mobile App
Georgetown’s Ladan Manteghi addresses the crowd at the National Summit on Rural Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University. Photo provided by Phil Humnicky, Georgetown University There is a secret in...
View ArticleInterview Questions From Intern Employers
The Interview Questions Asked by Top Internship Companies Here you are. Shoes shined. Pants pressed. Smile sheened. This is the big moment. Sure, it was a big deal to be accepted into business school....
View ArticleGeorgetown Opens New Real Estate Center
Undergraduate students at the Real Estate Laboratory at Georgetown. Steers Center For Global Real Estate director, Matt Cypher pictured sitting in forefront. Photo by Gary Landsman As the American real...
View ArticleMeet Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Class of 2017
Members of the Class of 2017 at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Ask anyone. Business revolves around financial hubs like Wall Street or creative corridors like Silicon Valley. It’s...
View Article2016 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Allison Koester, McDonough School of Business
Allison Koester Assistant Professor of Accounting Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business To merely say Allison Koester is a “favorite” among students would be a severe understatement. One...
View Article2016 Best MBAs: Devon R. Weiss, Georgetown
Devon R. Weiss Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “Success comes from being generous enough to teach and humble enough to accept help.” Age: 26 Hometown: Wayland, MA Education:...
View Article2016 Best MBAs: Coral Taylor, Georgetown
Coral Taylor Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “I have the spirit of an entrepreneur and the desire to do social good. In the long-term, I aspire to start, lead, or invest in...
View Article2016 MBAs To Watch: Rob Baker, Georgetown (McDonough)
Rob Baker Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business Age: 28 Hometown: Brockton, MA Undergraduate School and Degree: Bates College, B.A., History Where did you work before enrolling in...
View ArticleExiting Georgetown Dean On His Five Years
David Thomas announced he will step down after his first term as dean at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business effective Aug. 1, 2016. Photo by James Kegley/McDonough School of Business Sometimes,...
View ArticleMeet Georgetown’s MBA Class of 2018
Members of the Class of 2018 at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Five years ago, the Yale School of Management was a sleeping giant. It was blessed with an Ivy League pedigree, not...
View ArticleGeorgetown Prof Asks: Are You An Uncivil Leader?
Christine Porath, a management professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, has dedicated her career to understanding incivility in the workplace. Courtesy photo A little over two decades...
View Article2017 Best MBAs: Charles Gallo, Georgetown (McDonough)
Charles Gallo Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “Passionate with a relentless drive to make a difference.” Age: 35 Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa Fun fact about yourself: I ran a...
View Article2017 Best MBAs: Tahira Taylor, Georgetown (McDonough)
Tahira Taylor Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business “Traveling around the world and volunteering, this unpredictably stylish MBA is realizing her dreams!” Age: 30 Hometown: Detroit,...
View ArticleMcDonough Names Insider New Dean
Paul Almeida has been named the dean of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. Almeida has been at Georgetown for more than two decades and will take over as dean beginning August 1, 2017. Photo...
View ArticleBusting The Biggest Business School Myths
Hate standing in airport security lines? Ryan Bingham does. The traveling downsizer played by George Clooney in Up In The Air, Bingham cautions a protégé early on to never get behind old people. Why?...
View ArticleBusiness School Deans Confess Their ‘Favorite’ Mistakes
Feel stuck and need a change? Dream of devising the plans instead of carrying them out? Need to step away to take risks and seize control of your career? For many, business school is the answer to...
View ArticleGeorgetown Switches Out MBA Essay — Again
Georgetown McDonough School of Business has changed its MBA essay question for the second time in two admissions cycles. Last year the school went with “What matters to you?”; the new prompt is...
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