Another Ivy League school investing in diversity: Reading list for week...
Brown announces a $100 million investment to promote diversity, following Yale University’s recent announcement to spend $50 million; Starbucks breaks ground on a new type of store in Ferguson, Mo.;...
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Look back: Sterling Schoen’s obituary from 1999
Sterling Schoen’s obituary in the Washington University Record on Dec. 9, 1999. Sterling Schoen died 16 years ago. This obituary originally ran in the Washington University Record on Dec. 9, 1999. It...
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Consortium referrals: Thankful you’ve sent us so many names
What are we thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend? We’re thankful for nearly 40 Consortium referrals in the past 24 hours! Over the previous weekend, we launched a new page inviting anyone who could...
View ArticleRacism ‘a big problem’ in society; dealing with jerks; reading list for week...
Sharing a share from Berkeley-Haas about CNN’s report on “race and reality in America.” Plus: A study about how “jerks” affect our day-to-day lives (and how to deal with them). A short reading list...
View ArticleEd Torres touts ROI of his Consortium fellowship
Ed Torres likes to tell about the day he got engaged. Though he’s now a member of The Consortium’s Eagle Club as a top donor, the University of Michigan student was broke on that day. He still managed...
View Article5 points on the required ‘demonstrated commitment to diversity’
The Consortium’s mission is clear. We aim “to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans” in business education and corporate leadership. We...
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Happy holidays from your friends at The Consortium!
It’s the end of another productive year for The Consortium. We’re grateful for the work of all our students and alumni, the members of our Board of Trustees and the Corporate Advisory Board, the...
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First Consortium class: Voices from the past
For many years, The Consortium published a newsletter called “The Consortium Review.” This article is reprinted from the spring 1989 edition, featuring recollections from the inaugural class of tear...
View ArticleA legacy of entrepreneurship
Consortium fellow Jonathan Brown earned his MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in 2011. He shared his story with us to help other Consortium members understand the...
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USTA-Consortium partnership: Making tennis look like America
In its last study of tennis participation in 2014, the U.S. Tennis Association reported about 30 percent of players were underrepresented minorities. Among “frequent players,” the number rose to 32...
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#CGSMLivingTheMission: Stories about serving the Consortium cause
Today, we launch a yearlong campaign to highlight Consortium alumni and current students who are “living the mission” of The Consortium through their activities, campaigns and personal contributions....
View Article#CGSM50! We’re celebrating our Golden Anniversary year
In the early months of 1966, preparations were underway for a conference on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. There, on Aug. 8, 47 men and women from academia, corporate America, the...
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Consortium’s Orientation Program: How it has evolved in 50 years
What is The Consortium’s Orientation Program like? Hear perspectives from alumni who have been through it. Does this reflect your experience? It’s been an eight-week marathon. It’s been a three-day...
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Chidi Nwosu: My business school experience is ‘transformational’
Chidi Nwosu Chidi Nwosu, a Consortium member and an MBA candidate from Michigan Ross (class of 2017) writes about his business school experience and membership in The Consortium. I was told many times,...
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Lauren McGlory: Blazing trails at Emory’s Goizueta Business School
This blog post comes to The Consortium courtesy of Cherice Daniels, student liaison at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Lauren McGlory Weeks away from earning her MBA at Emory University’s...
View ArticleNewest Eagle Club member is an ex-Enron exec who remade himself
Just a few weeks ago, James “Jay” Lewis—a refugee from Enron and now a successful startup entrepreneur—became the newest member of The Consortium’s Eagle Club, demonstrating the highest level of...
View Article‘Consortium is family’: Alums describe our culture and their gratitude
This short video includes Consortium alumni from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s talking about the culture of The Consortium—”Consortium is family.” They also describe what the organization has meant...
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Indiana MBAs prep for return to the working world
How do you leave the work world, enter a two-year MBA program, then return to the working world effectively? Emmanuel Fadina, a Consortium member and liaison from Indiana University-Bloomington,...
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Consortium’s community: ‘The trump card that beat non-Consortium programs’
The Consortium community. That’s what made the difference for one future member of our community. Ije Obiorah (pictured above) explains how a connection we facilitated with a Consortium alumna made the...
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The first Consortium corporate partners
Have you ever wondered which corporations were the first to throw their financial support behind The Consortium? Thanks to an inquiry from Kellee Scott, a Consortium board member, and help from Barbara...
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