As the pandemic brought abrupt changes to many aspects of life, ranging anywhere from toilet paper shortage to transition to remote studying and working, so has it greatly affected people’s well-being, especially their mental health. Higher education institutions have long been keeping a close eye on their students’ mental health, working to reduce suicide rates…
With sea levels rising, longer and more extreme droughts, and stronger tropical storms, the global community is feeling the effects of climate change stronger every year. According to many scientists, we may still have the window of opportunity to save our planet from reaching the irreversible level of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration, if and only…
While the male dominance in the population has been witnessed in almost every labor sector, it has been especially prominent in the business world. That, unfortunately, has long been mirrored in business schools across the world. In spite of years of collective, yet often fragmented, efforts to tackle gender inequality, there still remains great disparities…
Since the onset of the pandemic, a growing number of business schools in the United States have forgone standardized test requirements for their applicants. Now, the trend seems likely to stay in place long after the global virus outbreak. Kaplan and Manhattan Prep recently released a survey result of about 100 full-time MBA programs, indicating…
Business schools in the US take a stand against anti-Asian hate and reiterate their commitment to maintaining diversity in the candidate pipeline The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated xenophobia towards Asian communities, spreading anti-Asian racism. Business schools in the US, global institutions with thousands of Chinese applicants for MBA and MA courses each year, have been…
Women’s underrepresentation at business schools has been the subject of discussion for a long time and it cannot be resolved by a single change. As more Buiness schools support gender equality, more women would be able to perform better in the business world. According to the Forté Foundation, business school barriers for women have been…
After years of upheavals, future business leaders are required to navigate the political turmoil From climate change issues to vaccine nationalism and the competition between the US and China, international political tensions are escalating, affecting global businesses’ operations. Seeing the global enterprises walking a geopolitical tightrope, business schools are evolving to provide students with a…
Hospitality is back on the labor market and seeking MBA graduates after the ‘dark’ age of pandemic There has been a notable expansion of growth in the MBA School for its recognition in the hospitality sector. While the trend has been ongoing previously, the sector has recently gained immense consideration with the global movement of…
As economies bounce back globally, job markets are at the heart of a post-Covid recovery Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global labor markets and causing a large increase in unemployment, the MBA labor markets appears to be in a reasonably good shape in 2021. With the global economic recovery underway, job markets are opening doors…
