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19 Aug 2010
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Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers

class and I see all the faces,/Tired from reading all those crazy cases,/I think . . . it must be Friday./After many long nights and not much sleep,/ Struggling through Finance and FRC,/It's that . . . time a day, put your books away./Get... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2011
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The Spangler Effect

All Smiles: The campus center may bear his family name, but Dick Spangler derives more satisfaction from knowing that students have made it their own. Last year the Spangler Center hosted 829 events and meetings, booked 9,314 student... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

21 Dec 2018
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Bridging the Gap

direction that unfortunately has gotten all too rare, where we’ve got an educational system that sets kids up to follow the checklist and add things to their résumé, following in line like excellent sheep. There’s a wonderful book with... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2007, Navy SEAL Marcus Lutrell wrote a book called Lone Survivor, which recounted his experience during a 2005 mission in Northeastern Afghanistan that ultimately... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

the December/ January 2008 issue of the Academy of Management Journal in which they question the value of business school research. Henry Mintzberg of McGill University in Montreal devoted a book to his contention that “conventional MBA... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.

it much easier to leave." Mothers of Invention With one child and a full-time job as managing director of Random House Children's Books in the U.K., Deborah J. Sandford (MBA '90) and her husband had an "action-packed schedule." When their... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 Dec 2018
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Lesson Plan

governmental entities, she is contemplating where she can make her biggest impact. Positions in Washington may be sexier, but it’s the ability to make a difference at the state and local level that she finds especially exciting. Working deep in the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

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