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Done Already?

When I began receiving emails regarding graduation, I couldn’t believe that the big day was approaching. In fact, I remember that my heart nearly jumped out of my chest when I first saw the word “graduation” in an email subject line, and I continued to gasp a little each time I saw another graduation email. [...]

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Reflections from Year 1 of my MBA

It feels like yesterday when I wrote a blog about my first month at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. I can’t believe that my first academic year of the MBA program is already over. Reflecting back on a year that zoomed past at a million miles an hour, I would like to share some of my [...]

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Darden Admissions Q&A: Executive MBA

Below is a transcript from yesterday’s Weekly Wednesday Admissions chat. Every Wednesday from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. (ET), a member of the Darden Admissions Committee is available via online chat to answer your questions about Darden’s MBA, MBA for Executives and Global MBA for Executives. To participate in this weekly chat, simply enter the chat [...]

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Boola boola! SOM runs 13.1 in DC

In December, I got an email from a classmate urging me to sign up for a half marathon. Me? Run 13.1 miles? Maybe I could do that? Fast forward four months and I was jumping onto the train with my running shoes, heading to DC to run my very first half marathon with 20 of [...]

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Academic Research as Unfiltered Water

Contents of our research journals are like unfiltered water. Decision and policy makers should stand forewarned before they use the contents of academic journals to guide them in their work. Fortunately, most of them maintain a healthy skeptical attitude to our findings and prescriptions until they have more evidence on their efficacy. This is not [...]

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A Truly Global Consulting Experience

At Fuqua we have many options when it comes to spring break. Many of my peers embarked on journeys to tropical climates. There was also a ski trip — dozens of MBAs descended upon unsuspecting Park City, Utah, for 6 days. Still others joined formally sponsored trips through Fuqua’s Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE), and [...]

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ASW Experiences – Kathy Buck

Guest blogger, Kathy Buck, is a T’14 and ASW Communication Committee Co-Chair. Almost completely student run, Kathy and the bulk of her classmates volunteer their time to plan and execute the event that is happening in just three days!  I can’t believe it’s already been a WHOLE YEAR since I attended ASW. I was so [...]

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Matt Carpenter ’95 Talks Job-Hunting

As someone who has interviewed scores of MBA job applicants in the finance sector, Matt Carpenter ’95 had some job-hunting advice when he spoke at Yale SOM on February 20. Carpenter, senior portfolio manager at Moore Capital Management, encouraged students to invest time in research and preparation before interviews. “Take responsibility for the whole job [...]

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Up Close and Personal

First, a big congratulations to all those who were admitted to Tuck’s class of 2015 last Friday in the January round!  We’re excited to welcome you to campus for ASW and then for the real deal in August–you all are closer to Fall A than we are, which is just another reminder of how quickly [...]

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Turning Leadership Development from a Transactional Experience to a Transformational Journey

Professor Joe LeBoeuf Anyone who has ever had a conversation with Professor Joe LeBoeuf will most certainly walk away with a renewed sense of urgency to become a better leader and leave his/her mark on Fuqua and the world. At least, that’s how I felt after our discussion about how to develop into a “leader [...]

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