Archive: Dean
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Admissions Director Q&A: Shelly Heinrich of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
The associate dean of MBA admissions and director of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Shelly Heinrich, joins us for this edition of our Admissions Director Q&A.
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Applicants Flock to Elite Business Schools to Ride Out the Coronavirus Pandemic
At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, applications for this fall were initially down until Covid-19 hit. “Starting in April through our July deadline, our applications soared,” said Shelly Heinrich, the school’s associate dean of M.B.A. admissions.
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How Can Business Schools Tackle Racial Inequality?
At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, there are only three black professors. The proportion of black MiM students is 5 per cent, but this year the school launched Georgetown Reach, a free program to raise awareness of business schools among ethnic minority teenagers. They will spend a week later this year in Washington DC learning how to prepare for university through seminars on topics such as financial aid and high school class selection. “We want to change the perception of business schools: we want to be the ideal home for underprivileged kids and their way out of disadvantage,” says Paul Almeida, dean at McDonough.
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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, the MBA program has experienced a dip, said Prashant Malaviya, senior associate dean of MBA programs at Georgetown. But that changed in the last six months, partly due to the pandemic, he said. Now is the time for working professionals to consider making a pivot in their careers. “We’ve seen a surge,” Malaviya said. “An over 20% increase in applications recently.”
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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 admissions at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “With economic uncertainty now, people want to go back to an MBA to ride out an economic recovery and increase their marketability.”
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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, finance, and organization at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business joins the SandHill Road podcast to tell us more.
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As International Students Look Beyond U.S., The D.C. Region Could See an Economic Hit
Prashant Malaviya, a senior associate dean of MBA programs and a professor of marketing, tells WAMU that international students bring an invaluable social and cultural understanding to U.S. campuses. He says their MBA program promises students a “global education” and having an international classroom is one way to do that.
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Critical Retention Strategies: AI Identified Dissatisfied Employees Before They Leave
Artificial intelligence technology can inform retention strategies and help employers predict who is most likely to leave, as well as what incentives might encourage them to stay. Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean for strategy, finance, and organization discusses the implications of these AI tools.
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MBA Leadership Course Tackles How Implicit Bias Affects Decision-Making
How do you ensure MBA students learn to become well-rounded, principled leaders? At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the answer begins with an intensive course introduced last
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Coronavirus Forces Georgetown MBA Program to Start the Fall Fully Online
Coronavirus is drastically affecting international students as the start of the school year quickly approaches. Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has a robust international student population that remains steady year-to-year. “I am proud of how our community has come together to care for one another, and I’m confident that our faculty, staff, and students will continue to keep the spirit of our community alive throughout the fall and beyond,” said Paul Almeida, Dean and William R. Berkley Chair at Georgetown McDonough.
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