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The MBA Reboot

While Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business enrollment has climbed in the last decade, it was largely because of a surge of undergraduate students. Since 2017,…

September 4, 2020

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MBA Demand Recovers as Prospective Students Shelter from the Economic Storm

“MBA programs had been experiencing a downturn in applications over the last few years because the economy was doing so well,” says Shelly Heinrich, associate dean for MBA…

September 4, 2020

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Orchestrating Diversity: Bias vs. Blind

As companies look to diversify, the question becomes: Should we actively bias our hiring process? What does that look like? Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean of strategy,…

September 3, 2020

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Would Postal Banking Save the Post Office?

“Roughly 6% of the population is unbanked,” meaning they manage their money outside of traditional banks and credit unions, explains James Angel, a professor of finance at…

September 2, 2020

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Prof. Brooks Holtom, Professor of Management at Georgetown University

Gill Eapen of the "Scientific Sense" podcast interviewed Brooks Holtom, professor of management at Georgetown University regarding his recent.…

September 2, 2020

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When Your Boss Doesn’t Respect Your Family Commitments

When you work for a manager who doesn’t recognize your family obligations, your strategy must be multifaceted, says Ella F. Washington, professor at Georgetown University’s…

September 1, 2020

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Are These the Best Colleges for Undergraduate Accounting Degrees?

If you’re looking at potential earnings alone, Georgetown University is the school for you. That’s according to a new study published Best Accounting Software, a platform…

September 1, 2020

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Meet The MBA Class of 2022: The COVID Cohorts

Thanks to their hardships, you won’t find the Class of 2022 taking each other for granted, either. “In some ways, starting virtually has made us have to be more intentional…

August 31, 2020

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Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Lucas Turner-Owens, Georgetown University (McDonough)

Lucas Turner-Owens (MBA'22) tells Poets&Quants he is "Passionate about racial justice and systems change – channeling impact investments to support BIPOC social entrepreneurs…

August 30, 2020

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Five Myths About Manufacturing

An op-ed by Kasra Ferdows, Heisley Family Chair and professor of global manufacturing: Despite the much-touted rise of the service industry, manufacturing remains central to the…

August 28, 2020