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Diversity is not a minority problem; it is an American opportunity
In my role at The Consortium, I speak daily to representatives from top MBA schools and corporations. I often hear, “We need to increase our diversity numbers.” Or, “We’re looking for highly qualified...
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Martin Nance: His route from the NFL to Gatorade
The sports icons flash across the screen for just an instant: Jeter, Jordan, Montana, Hamm, Abdul-Jabbar. Celtics, 49ers, Blackhawks. One after another they speed past, ticking up to 50 — all in...
View ArticleYou’re prepared to be leaders; now is your time
Most of our alumni, partner school representatives and sponsors know The Consortium is based in suburban St. Louis, a few scant miles from the scenes that played out last summer and fall surrounding...
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Stages of grief? The Diversity and Inclusion Paradigm
In the nearly 12 years since coming aboard at The Consortium — and, frankly, long before that — I’ve done a lot of thinking about what’s required to recognize the need for diversity and inclusion...
View ArticleCountdown to #CGSMOP2015! Get ready for Phoenix
Starting today, The Consortium is launching a social media countdown to the 49th annual Orientation Program & Career Forum, which starts in 31 days in Phoenix. The theme this year: “Rise in the...
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Karim Samra: ‘I’m feeling empowered’
The turning point might have been over a heated discussion with the founder of the Hult Prize Foundation. How, wondered Karim Samra, could students realistically create growing, sustainable businesses...
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Corporate need for diversity demands urgency
Companies that do not value a diverse and inclusive approach to business will soon find themselves struggling to stay in business at all. The need is urgent — not only because it’s the right thing to...
View Article‘Indebted to The Consortium for this Opportunity’
Consortium President and CEO Peter J. Aranda received the following email on Sunday, June 7, in the midst of our 49th annual Orientation Program & Career Forum. We share it here, with permission:...
View ArticleOngoing benefits of The Consortium partnership with National Black MBA...
For the second consecutive year, The Consortium presented a merit-based, full-tuition fellowship in partnership with the National Black MBA Association at our annual Orientation Program & Career...
View ArticleFight off Facebook cat memes with Angel Davis’ startup
Basically, Angel Davis and business partner Lauren Washington got tired of all the cats on Facebook. The friends were musing aloud about the clutter on their social networks. But they were unwilling to...
View ArticleIs Diversity Really a ‘Business Imperative’ at Your Company?
Some of the topics that caught our eye in the news recently included a Huffington Post column on whether businesses are really treating diversity as a business imperative; a conference at the White...
View Article11 years post-injury, Will Reynolds supports troops
Will Reynolds just doesn’t know when to give up. The U.S. Army veteran didn’t give up after a life-threatening battlefield injury devastated his left arm and left leg, knocking him out of the Iraq war....
View ArticleDo we have superpowers of persuasion?
Here’s a rundown of what we’ve been reading this week, ending Aug. 7, 2015. Highlights were a report in the Harvard Business Review (by a Cornell professor) indicating that we’re all probably more...
View ArticleTake the time you need to prepare your MBA application
‘Tis the season. We expect to launch The Consortium’s common application on Saturday for us and our 18 member schools. One of the benefits of seeking a The Consortium membership is the opportunity to...
View ArticleMBA admission is getting tougher as programs tighten up
Highlights from what we’ve read in the past week, including a review of admission rates for top MBA programs; diversity success at one tech company; and more. [View the story “MBA admission is getting...
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What does The Consortium shield and logo mean?
One of the key images representing The Consortium, which you can see in the photo at the top of this post, isn’t one you see very often. It is The Consortium’s shield, and it differs slightly from The...
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Bi-coastal busy: Whitnie Low’s MBA challenge
In a few days, Consortium fellow Whitnie Low starts the second year of her MBA education. Like all MBA students, she’ll be busy. But Low’s brand of busy involves a full-time MBA program and a new...
View ArticleAn alternative perspective on the Amazon story?
Plus: A Michigan Ross dean writes in the Financial Times about the higher expectations students are placing on business schools. Meanwhile, Jennifer Chatman from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business...
View ArticleMarcos Cunha: Business travel leads to his startup
Fresh off receiving his MBA in 2010, Marcus Cunha had an exciting job for Goldman Sachs, complete with international travel from his base in Miami. Soon after he started getting his passport stamped...
View ArticleConsortium alumna could have predicted the Deflategate decision
Jaimie McFarlin wasn’t surprised by a federal judge’s decision today to overturn the four-game suspension levied against New England Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady in the so-called Deflategate scandal...
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