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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 20h

Big news out of the MIT Sloan on the Class of 2027 — and a timely wake-up for every business school practitioner and applicant alike. Enrollment is up to 450 for the class – the second-largest in nearly a decade at Sloan.

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MIT Sloan MBA Class Of 2027: International Ranks Grow, But U.S. Diversity Stays Flat

MIT Sloan’s MBA Class of 2027 defied the trend of declining international enrollment, increasing its share of global students to 42%.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 20h

Consulting pay is rising — but the talent gap is widening.
We dive into the 2025 industry report to uncover a striking paradox in the consulting world: more hiring, higher salaries yet more risk than ever for those lacking the right skills
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Management Consulting Report: Pay Is Rising, But New Skills Are Needed

New survey sheds light on compensation, needed skills, and client relationship trends in management consulting

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 1d

Big News in Business Education Branding 🏆
Today we shine a spotlight on a true standout in business-school marketing: Jan Slater has earned the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award in B-School Branding
👉 The full story: tinyurl.com/3zbmxjs4
#branding #marketing #BusinessSchool #EduSky

Lifetime Achievement Award For Business School Branding: Jan Slater of Gies College of Business

Gies College of Business has emerged as one of the most distinctive brands in business education, symbolizing access, innovation, & mission

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 2d

Lifetime Achievement Award For Business School Branding: Jan Slater of Gies College of Business -- Under her leadership, Gies emerged as one of the most distinctive brands in business education, symbolizing access, innovation, and mission-driven education poetsandquants.com/2025/11/03/l...
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Lifetime Achievement Award For Business School Branding: Jan Slater of Gies College of Business

Gies College of Business has emerged as one of the most distinctive brands in business education, symbolizing access, innovation, & mission

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Ross Launches AI Concentration For Full-Time MBAs -- Ann Arbor joins growing number of top B-schools formalizing AI in their curricula poetsandquants.com/2025/11/03/m...
#AI #MBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation

Michigan Ross Launches AI Concentration For Full-Time MBAs

The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business joins growing number of top B-schools formalizing AI in their curricula.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 2d

B-School Deans Brace For Long-Term Decline In International Students -- 2/3rds of deans in new survey say Fall 2025 international enrollment fell short of expectations, with many predicting a structural decline tinyurl.com/3mvvbn98
#MBA #BusinessSchool #studentvisa #EduSky

B-School Deans Brace For Long-Term Decline In International Students

Two-thirds of deans in new survey say Fall 2025 international enrollment fell short of expectations — and the decline isn't temporary.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 5d

Global GMAT Test Volume Fell 19% In 2025, GMAC Confirms -- From 115K exams in 2024 to 93K in 2025, the GMAT’s global volume fell dramatically as alternatives like the GRE gain ground & test-optional policies expand tinyurl.com/pf2aue8p
#GMAT #GMAC #MBA #BusinessSchool #EduSky

Global GMAT Test Volume Fell 19% In 2025, GMAC Confirms

The GMAT’s global volume fell dramatically as alternatives like the GRE gain ground & test-optional policies expand.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 6d

‘AI Is The New Excel’: Kelley Dean Patrick Hopkins On ‘Future-Proofing’ Faculty & Students -- Kelley is hiring a five experts who will help faculty embed #AI tools into their courses, redesign curriculum, & develop new ways of teaching #MBA #BusinessSchool
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‘AI Is The New Excel’: Kelley Dean Patrick Hopkins On ‘Future-Proofing’ Faculty & Students

The P&Q Interview: Kelley’s dean on embedding AI across the curriculum & preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 8d

Young Americans Want AI Training — But Aren’t Getting It -- Nearly three in four believe that learning to use artificial intelligence responsibly is essential for their careers & their lives. Yet most say they never received such training in high school tinyurl.com/mucp5hzz
#AI #AITraining

Young Americans Want AI Training — But Aren’t Getting It

Major new study shows broad support for colleges to expand AI instruction — even as young adults voice deep concerns about its impact.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 8d

AI in MBA admissions? “AI can help us be more efficient, but it can’t replace the human touch,” says Duke Fuqua's Shari Hubert. “Hearing students’ stories — that’s the soul of this work. You can’t automate that.” tinyurl.com/ufzsk6dh
#MBAAdmissions #MBAApplications #MBA #AI #EduSky

Lifetime Achievement Award In MBA Admissions: Shari Hubert At Duke Fuqua

Duke’s head of MBA admissions has built her career around expanding access to opportunity and redefining what excellence looks like

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d

Why this Sorbonne grad, Jeanne de Gayffier 德鳳書, earned her MBA in Shanghai @CEIBS . 'CEIBS stood out for its academic excellence and its strong influence in China’s business world.'' tinyurl.com/yev75d4p
#MBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #China

2025 MBA To Watch: Jeanne DE GAYFFIER, CEIBS

Jeanne DE GAYFFIER, who is graduating from CEIBS, has been named a Poets&Quants MBA To Watch for 2025

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d

Amazon Will Reportedly Slash 30,000 Corporate Jobs In Biggest Layoff To Date
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#MBAJobs #BusinessSchool #MBAEmployers #EduSky

Amazon Will Reportedly Slash 30,000 Corporate Jobs In Biggest Layoff To Date

The sweeping layoffs shrink opportunities for MBA grads and could force business schools to rethink skills training.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d

Vault Releases 2026 Internship Rankings: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Google, Apple, Goldman Sachs Among ‘Most Prestigious’ poetsandquants.com/2025/10/27/v...
#MBA #MBAjobs #internships #BusinessSchool #EduSky

Vault Releases 2026 Internship Rankings: NASA, Google, Apple, Goldman Sachs Among ‘Most Prestigious’

More than 17,000 ranked the top internship experiences across prestige, industry, inclusion, and career development in Vault’s latest survey.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d

Meet North Carolina Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Class Of 2027 -- First impressions of the newest cohort poetsandquants.com/2025/10/23/m...
#MBA #MBAAdmissions
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Meet North Carolina Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Class Of 2027

Meet the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Class of 2027 through in-depth profiles on their experiences and aspirations

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d

Lifetime Achievement Award In MBA Admissions: Shari Hubert At Duke Fuqua -- Duke’s head of #MBA admissions has built her career around expanding access to opportunity & redefining what excellence looks like tinyurl.com/ufzsk6dh
#MBAAdmissions #MBAApplications #EduSky

Lifetime Achievement Award In MBA Admissions: Shari Hubert At Duke Fuqua

Duke’s head of MBA admissions has built her career around expanding access to opportunity and redefining what excellence looks like

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 12d

Report: Wharton Secures New San Francisco Home In Iconic Financial District Complex -- Wharton will more than double its San Francisco footprint with a move to The Cube, a landmark property poetsandquants.com/2025/10/23/r...
#MBA #EMBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #EduSky

Report: Wharton Secures New San Francisco Home In Iconic Financial District Complex

Wharton will more than double its San Francisco footprint with a move to The Cube, a landmark city property.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 12d

Doubling Down On Soft Skills In The Age Of AI: IMD’s Omar Toulan Reinvents The MBA -- IMD's focus on 'transversal skills' gives MBA students an edge over AI poetsandquants.com/2025/10/24/d...
#MBA #AI #artificialintelligence #BusinessEducation #BusinessSchool #EduSky

Doubling Down On Soft Skills In The Age Of AI: IMD’s Omar Toulan Reinvents The MBA

IMD's innovative focus on 'transversal skills' in its full-time MBA program gives students an edge over artificial intelligence

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 13d

Financial Times Launches Review Of Research Measure In MBA & EMBA Rankings -- Long-criticized 'FT50' journal list faces scrutiny as survey asks whether to expand, reweight, or rethink it poetsandquants.com/2025/10/23/f...
#MBArankings #MBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation
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Financial Times Launches Review Of Research Measure In MBA & EMBA Rankings

Long-criticized “FT50” journal list faces scrutiny as survey asks whether to expand, reweight, or rethink it.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez on becoming the 15th business school leader to receive our Dean of the Year award. Well deserved for his many accomplishments at Rice over the nearly ten years poetsandquants.com/2025/10/21/p...
#MBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #EduSky

Poets&Quants' Dean Of The Year In 2025: Peter Rodriguez Of Rice Business

Poets&Quants Dean Of The Year In 2025 is Peter Rodriguez of Rice Business for his transformative leadership,

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 14d

Today's most viewed: ‘Let’s Blow Up The Curriculum’: Michigan Ross’ Andy Hoffman Is Poets&Quants’ 2025 MBA Professor Of The Year -- His vision: ditch outdated #MBA frameworks, teach character alongside capital, and reshape the market for the 21st century
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‘Let’s Blow Up The Curriculum’: Michigan Ross’ Andrew Hoffman Is Poets&Quants’ 2025 MBA Professor Of The Year

Hoffman’s vision: ditch outdated MBA frameworks, teach character alongside capital, and reshape the market for the 21st century.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 14d

Brooke Elliott’s Balancing Act: Protecting Illinois’ Global Mission Amid Political Headwinds -- In her first year as dean, Elliott has raised $30 million and nearly doubled scholarship aid tinyurl.com/bdz8s4ru
#BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #onlineMBA #EduSky

Brooke Elliott’s Balancing Act: Protecting Illinois’ Global Mission Amid Political Headwinds

Gies College of Business Dean Brooke Elliott has raised $30 million in her first year--the third highest total in school history

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 15d

Yale’s MBA Class Of 2027: Apps Climb Again, But Slower; Women Surge To School-Record 44% -- Yale SOM’s new class maintains its global profile at 41% international students, with 47 countries represented, bucking a trend among U.S. B-schools tinyurl.com/3bp2cua8
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Yale’s MBA Class Of 2027: Apps Climb Again, But Slower; Women Surge To School-Record 44%

Yale's new class maintains its global profile at 41% international students & 47 countries represented, bucking a trend among U.S. B-schools.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 15d

Global MBA Boom Cools: U.S., UK & Canada Lose Applicants As Asia Surges -- Applications to B-schools grew 7% in 2025, but GMAC’s annual survey shows momentum is shifting decisively toward Asia & continental Europe tinyurl.com/ajf8475
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Global MBA Boom Cools: U.S., UK & Canada Lose Applicants As Asia Surges

Applications to B-schools grew 7% in 2025, but GMAC’s annual survey shows momentum is shifting decisively toward Asia & continental Europe.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 15d

Waking A ‘Sleeping Beauty’: Poets&Quants Names ESCP Its 2025 Business School Of The Year tinyurl.com/428ds5dz
#BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #MBA
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Waking A ‘Sleeping Beauty’: Poets&Quants Names ESCP Its 2025 Business School Of The Year

ESCP is leading with its multi-campus model, commitment to sustainability and AI, and a bold plan to create a whole new university.

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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 15d

‘Let’s Blow Up The Curriculum’: Michigan Ross’ Andy Hoffman Is Poets&Quants’ 2025 MBA Professor Of The Year poetsandquants.com/2025/10/21/l...
#MBA #BusinessSchool #BusinessEducation #Professors
#EduSky

‘Let’s Blow Up The Curriculum’: Michigan Ross’ Andrew Hoffman Is Poets&Quants’ 2025 MBA Professor Of The Year

Hoffman’s vision: ditch outdated MBA frameworks, teach character alongside capital, and reshape the market for the 21st century.

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