EDUCATION

South Carolina's top court on Thursday ordered Governor Mark Sanford, a fierce critic of President Obama's economic stimulus program, to take $700 million in federal stimulus money.

A much-anticipated package of financial regulations from the Obama administration will call for a financial products safety commission and new rules on executive pay, hedge funds and derivatives, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee told Reuters on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama urged both sides in the abortion debate on Sunday to pursue a

Now that the semester is just about over, we thought we'd take a look back and see what makes some college students successful. Sometimes, it's a question of intelligence or insight. And sometimes, it's sheer good luck.

Emerson once said, “If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.” We are living in times when panic is running high and confidence is running low

Living along coastal South Carolina; I’ve enjoyed several opportunities to go crabbing at the beach. A good place to capture crab is along the jetties since they like to hide among the rocks.

President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development.

Barack Obama has used his first 100 days in office to set a foundation for the rest of his presidency. Time will be the judge of how successful his early months have been in resolving major U.S. challenges.

The World Bank is set to triple healthcare spending in developing countries to $3.1 billion this year amid signs governments are cutting funding in the midst of a global economic crisis.

The Financial Times has rated EMBA-Global, the partnership between Columbia Business School and London Business School, first in the world in its late 2008 rankings of executive MBA programs.

The Kellogg School’s Executive MBA Program (EMBA) has been ranked No. 1 in the world by The Wall Street Journal in its inaugural ranking of EMBA programs.

One-year program introduces five new supply chain courses to Ross curriculum.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business today announced creation of the Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Bank Fellowship Program which will provide full-tuition scholarships each year to four incoming MBA students from Africa, South Asia and countries with emerging economies.

Appointments Include J.J. Cutler, Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid; Ira Rubien, Executive Director of Communications; Leonard Lodish, Vice Dean of the Program for Social Impact; and Douglas H. Collom, Executive Director of Wharton West.

It is never to soon to start thinking about future jobs and your professional career. You may be about to embark on a one or two year full time program or a period of part-time study while continuing to work. Whatever mode of study you are taking, you are embarking on a period of development and change, which will open new career options and professional opportunities to you.

Why would many people prefer to wear a pair of Levi jeans rather than a make provided exclusively by a local super market? Why would people often choose Nike trainers rather than another make? Is it because these well known makes provide better quality, or that those products perform better? Or is it a matter of status and prestige? Are such questions relevant also when you are choosing your MBA p...

Procedures for applying to an MBA program vary. However there are common aspects. Here are our tips.

Choosing a Business School and choosing an MBA program are two related matters. Remember that getting an MBA is one thing. Getting one that is respected and recognized might be a different thing. The respect and recognition that a program has is obviously related to the status of the school that provides it.

Choosing an MBA program is a rigorous task that requires you to know your needs and circumstances well, plus you will also need to know the school and its programs very well.

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree is probably the worlds best known and most widely recognized post graduate degree. It is a professional degree intended for those who work in business and management, usually managerial positions. MBA programs are run throughout the world as they are relevant for the preparation to work in management, irrespective of the industry, business sector,...

Dubai is becoming a key part of top business school recruitment strategies, according to the world’s largest series of international MBA and Executive MBA fairs.

Four French business schools from the world’s top 100 produce the caliber of graduates most attractive to international recruiters, according to the Global Recruiters’ Top 100 Business Schools Report. The report, released next week by the MBA information specialists QS TopMBA.com, uniquely sources the opinions of the world’s leading international MBA recruiters, a methodology that has made it inc...

Over 600 employers from 42 countries around the world voted for the business schools from which they prefer to recruit MBAs. The research shows that MBA employers around the world are increasingly targeting a broader selection of regionally strong business schools from which to hire MBA graduates. This trend may be accelerated by the recessionary environment, even as overall MBA hiring numbers fal...

The world’s most complete survey of the trends and motivations of the world’s MBA candidates, released by QS education and careers experts in August 2008. It provides an insight into the thought processes and interests of the business leaders of the future. QS collated responses from thousands of MBA candidates attending the QS World MBA Tour in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008, producing the QS TopMBA ...