Australia steps up recruiting efforts in Latin America, and is rewarded by a huge increase in enrollment of Latin American students. In the last six years, reports a recent Chronicle article on the subject, enrollment of students from Latin America has skyrocketed from 7,000 to...

New Jersey’s Centenary College will be shutting down its Asian MBA program because of widespread plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct, reports an Inside Higher Ed article “Policing Plagiarism Abroad.” The 400 students who study at the branch programs in Taiwan,...

Here’s what’s going on in the world of college and MBA admissions…money-wise. Many b-school students will be returning to class this fall without having had the rosy summer internship experience they had expected—that is, if they were lucky enough to land an internship at all. The...

Top European b-schools continue making the same mistake: First, in 2008 London Business School ousted their new dean, Robin Buchanan, for being too much of a businessman and not enough of an academic dean. Now IMD‘s president, John Wells, is stepping down due to similar...

World Cup games have captivated much of the world’s attention over the past month, and Sunday’s match-up between Spain and The Netherlands will determine who wears the 2010 crown. As I followed this first African World Cup, I marveled at how close many of the games...

Applying to graduate school can be complicated enough—and that’s before you start worrying about how you’re going to pay for it. This month’s featured ebook, Financing Your Future: Winning Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards for Grad School, will provide you with valuable tips on how to...

Let’s get Technical . . . with Audio. As your story is the most compelling part of your audio clip, there’s no need to sweat the technical stuff.  Several inexpensive, user-friendly recording options are probably sitting right in front of you, on your computer. For Mac users,...

It’s been a busy week in the world of MBA and college admissions. Check out some of this week’s highlights with an exciting Accepted.com round up! A recent survey conducted by Public Agenda shows that high school guidance counselors are not quite as effective at helping...

Most people think that if you’re undergoing the Greek system’s recruitment and pledging trials, focus on your studies, and consequently your GPA, are bound to plummet. However, according to Penn’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, the opposite occurs with University of Pennsylvania Greeks. A...

According to the Financial Times article “MBA degrees more popular than ever,” the financial crisis seems to have barely affected the opinions of prospective MBA students. More than 80% of the 723 students surveyed reported that “they were inclined to think of the degree in...