- Large, elaborate b-school campuses don't just attract more applicants and professors, but help a school climb higher in the rankings, reports a Businessweek article, "Elite B-Schools Keep on Building." According to Yale professor Matthew Speigel, "Elite business schools in the U.S. are locked in an arms race of sorts, constructing bigger and more elaborate campuses." Yale SOM is in the middle of constructing a new $180 million structure in an effort "to catch up" with other larger-than-life b-schools, like Harvard Business School.
- Speaking of HBS, the top b-school's new dean, Nitlin Nohria, has been interviewed quite a bit recently, as the b-school world gets to know the new dean and his worldviews. According to an interview in HBS's The Harbus, "Dean Nohria certainly hit the ground running since replacing Jay Light as [HBS's] 10th dean." The interview mainly focuses on Nohria's 10-day tour across three continents, when he met hundreds of alumni, academics, and business leaders. Read the interview for more on Nohria's life, opinions, and upcoming Harvard Business School plans.
- If you're at all caught up with b-school news, then you've likely heard about UCLA Anderson's new move towards financial self-sufficiency. "To offset the loss of state support," explains a recent letter to alumni, "UCLA Anderson will engage in cost containment efforts, grow private funding and new revenue streams, and modestly raise tuition….Student fees would increase only modestly since they have already escalated close to market levels due to declining State support." Furthermore, the school plans to increase student aid and to increase budgetary flexibility. There are a number of articles that cover this unfolding story. Check out "UCLA's Anderson School aims to fund itself" from the Los Angeles Times or "Tuition Hike Likely as UCLA Anderson Rejects State Aid" from Businessweek.
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