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In this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions, we round up the percentage of students of the Classes of 2024 placed in tech.
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As businesses across the country strive to deliver better customer experiences, a new nationwide study provides timely insights into what Americans value most in the products and services they use every day.
1 May
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Rice University has announced the launch of Rice Digital Learning and Strategy, a reimagined office aimed at expanding the university’s impact through innovative digital learning initiatives. Formerly known as Rice Online Learning, Rice Digital Learning and Strategy reflects the university’s expanded mission to integrate digital tools and strategies across all levels of education.
28 Apr
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MBA grads from these business schools have at least a 160% average return, U.S. News data shows.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidelines recently to address this specific question—but there are still some exceptions to the rule. Rice Business adjunct professor Larry Stuart weighs in: "It is not illegal to require employees to get a vaccine as a condition of employment."
Rice Business External Relations hosted a conversation with Dean Peter Rodriguez, Robert Kaplan and Bobby Tudor '82, on the economy and monetary policy.
Rice Business alum Steve Jimenez struggled with transitioning back to civilian life after leaving the Marine Corps. But he used that experience to form Hives for Heroes, a nonprofit that focuses on honeybee conservation, suicide prevention and a healthy transition from service.
"For me the MBA helped me look at the world in a new way: an eyes wide-open, 360-degree, open-minded view. It’s with this view that we will grow with our teams, innovate, continue to learn, and become the leaders of the future." Written by Katie Chung, Rice MBA '21.
Rice Business Professor Jaeyeon Chung says people often link their self-value to their possessions, particularly young children, who still see their cherished possessions as a representation of the self.
Heidi Pozzo, an MBA alumna of Rice Business, says the B-school experience involves constant networking, since students frequently collaborate with their classmates while completing assignments. "If people are leveraging their network well, it can lead to opportunities in the future."
In an award-winning paper, Rice Business Professor Vikas Mittal and colleagues developed new algorithms indicating that targeted, personalized outreach can increase screenings among at-risk patients. "Outreach marketing" was a powerful motivator for patients to get screened.
Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, has been elected as a fellow of the Academy of Management (AOM).
Seven members of the Jones Graduate School of Business faculty were recognized for excellence in teaching at Rice University’s May 14 investiture ceremony at Rice Stadium. Honorees were chosen by the Rice MBA alumni group as well as by students in the Jones School’s MBA programs.
