Consortium alumna’s nonprofit works to aid South African youth
Meisha Robinson (NYU ’07) Consortium alumna Meisha Robinson (NYU ’07) is the founder and executive director of “I Am, We Are,” a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to creating a world where all...
View ArticleThe location of The Consortium’s corporate partners and member schools
We’ve previously published a list of the more than 70 corporate partners who contribute to The Consortium and help make the Orientation Program & Career Forum happen every year. We also have a list...
View ArticleConsortium fellow Tenaj Ferguson: The competition for Ms. Corporate America
This blog post was written by Consortium fellow Tenaj Ferguson (Texas ’17), who describes her “Ms. Corporate America” coronation on March 4 as “a shining crown moment.” Tenaj Ferguson, Consortium...
View ArticleJoin us for The Consortium’s Night of Jazz
Join The Consortium for a night of jazz—and support our work at the same time! We’ve partnered with Jazz St Louis for a night with The Bosman Twins. Buy your tickets now to hear some great music and...
View ArticleOur 5 b-school students: How they’ve prepared for summer
Since starting business school, their travels have taken them around the globe. They’ve learned to “get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” They’ve learned how to say “no,” how to focus their career...
View ArticleMinorities in business: Consortium alum featured in webinar with GMAT
The Graduate Management Admission Council hosted a webinar today via Google Hangout. The event featured several underrepresented minorities who are embarking on their process or have gone to business...
View ArticleIU Consortium students learn to channel breakthrough beliefs
Awa Diaw, DeAnna Hoy, Danielle Hunt, Erica Smith and Tyler Whitsett, Consortium members at Indiana University-Bloomington, contributed to this guest post for The Consortium. First-year Consortium...
View ArticleHow much did 1981 Consortium MBAs make in their 1st jobs?
Let’s look back to an earlier time. The year is 1981. MTV launched two months after our 15th Orientation Program & Career Forum. “Sailing” by Christopher Cross won the Grammy for song of the year....
View ArticleHe built a business with MBAs, but didn’t have one. That’s changing
For five years, Brian Gloede ran a startup that worked hand-in-hand with MBA students and recent business school graduates. The idea: Give them a way to devote their formidable business skills to a...
View ArticleHow a member school gets ready for OP
Paula Fontana With the 2017 Orientation Program & Career Forum just around the corner, we wanted to get perspective on what it takes for our constituents to prepare for this intense annual...
View ArticleDanaher: Orientation Program requires ‘immense amount’ of preparation
With The Consortium’s Orientation Program & Career Forum just a few weeks away, we wanted to share the perspective from a corporate partner about the work required to prepare. What better choice...
View Article6 Consortium students among Poets & Quants’‘best and brightest’ for 2017
Once again, Poets & Quants has highlighted its annual list of the “Best and Brightest MBAs,” this time for the class of 2017. The list of 100 students from business schools internationally includes...
View ArticleConsortium pairing diverse alumni with senior career opportunities
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, a half-century leader in driving diversity in business education and corporate leadership, has expanded services to its network of 9,000-plus alumni and...
View ArticleA match made in The Consortium: Jamaica and James Bryant
James and Jamaica Bryant. Seems like someone had tried to get Jamaica and James Bryant together once before. It took The Consortium to finally make it happen. Professional success stories are legion...
View ArticleUsing your MBA in the business of sports
Nicole Kankam, 2005 MBA from New York University and Consortium fellow. Nicole Kankam, a Consortium alumna who received her MBA from New York University in 2005, is the managing director for marketing...
View ArticleIU Consortium students learn to channel breakthrough beliefs
Awa Diaw, DeAnna Hoy, Danielle Hunt, Erica Smith and Tyler Whitsett, Consortium members at Indiana University-Bloomington, contributed to this guest post for The Consortium. First-year Consortium...
View ArticleHow much did 1981 Consortium MBAs make in their 1st jobs?
Let’s look back to an earlier time. The year is 1981. MTV launched two months after our 15th Orientation Program & Career Forum. “Sailing” by Christopher Cross won the Grammy for song of the year....
View ArticleHe built a business with MBAs, but didn’t have one. That’s changing
For five years, Brian Gloede ran a startup that worked hand-in-hand with MBA students and recent business school graduates. The idea: Give them a way to devote their formidable business skills to a...
View ArticleHow a member school gets ready for OP
Paula Fontana With the 2017 Orientation Program & Career Forum just around the corner, we wanted to get perspective on what it takes for our constituents to prepare for this intense annual...
View ArticleDanaher: Orientation Program requires ‘immense amount’ of preparation
With The Consortium’s Orientation Program & Career Forum just a few weeks away, we wanted to share the perspective from a corporate partner about the work required to prepare. What better choice...
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