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Celebrities head to Harvard Business School, D-Day offers lessons in MBA leadership, and students look to summer learning opportunities. Catch all the trending stories for future business leaders.
Channing Tatum goes to HBS
Channing Tatum, L.L. Cool J, and several NBA players recently enrolled in a special executive education class at Harvard Business School that focuses on the media, education, and sports—quite a mix! Tatum even helped lead a workshop on how dance moves impact Hollywood. As L.L Cool J tweeted, “I’m taking classes at the Harvard business school. You’re never too cool to learn!” Other celebrities who took classes at HBS include Natalie Portman and Matt Damon (Entertainment Weekly)
D-Day provides MBA inspiration
“I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” That’s what the general (and future POTUS) Dwight D. Eisenhower told soldiers just hours before they stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny. While nothing really compares to the Allied soldiers’ heroism, there are lessons for everyone in how to persevere. Recently, University of Virginia Darden School of Business students visited the storied shores to learn about leadership and decision-making.“I got a couple notes from students after the trip saying they had thought the Normandy trip would be cool, but that they didn’t see how it would help their educations. But then on the trip they learned a lot, and it was of great benefit to them,” said one of the trip’s organizers. (Poets & Quants)
Summer learning
Most MBA students don’t enroll in business school directly out of college. The majority enroll after several years of working—and for many, it will have been five or more years since they stepped inside a classroom. To help new students adjust to life in academics again, many business schools have launched summer courses and workshops. “It’s never going to be as good as learning from the faculty who you’re going to have in class. Having exposure to the faculty, having exposure to the professional staff, having exposure to your classmates for several weeks can only have very positive outcomes,” says Michael Stepanek, MBA program director at UNC Kenan-Flagler. (U.S. News & World Report)
Ross’s new dean
Meet Scott DeRue, who was just chosen as the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business’s new dean. At age 39, he’s one of the country’s youngest MBA deans. DeRue says his passion for higher education was instilled in him by his parents because it was largely absent in the rural northern part of North Carolina where he grew up. “Business, in my opinion is the most powerful force for positive force in the world. We want our faculty and students coming up with ideas through their research, through their academics, that are going to shape the future of business in important ways,” said the University of North Carolina graduate. (The Michigan Daily)
Internships all year round
The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is reinventing the internship model. Like many reinventions, some folks were slow to embrace it. The school now requires internships as part of the academic experience. For most business schools, an internship is not required, but getting one can certainly help students get a job after graduation. The school still expects more students to take their internships in the summer, but perhaps half will do it during other time frames. (Poets & Quants)
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