Business Grads Promise a More Ethical Future

Both students, teachers to blame

(NEWSER) - A senior accounting major at one Virginia university only goes to class to take tests or give presentations. On weeks he doesn't have a test, he may not crack open a textbook. If he has a take-home test, he can usually Google the answers. In a typical day, he says, “I just play sports, maybe go to the gym. Eat. Probably drink a little bit. Just kind of goof around all day.” His GPA? 3.3. His story illustrates a growing problem with undergrad business programs across the country: Seen as a "default major" by many, more students are gravitating toward business degrees—and finding themselves able to skate through the curriculum. In a lengthy collaborative article, the New York Times and the Chronicle of Higher Education examine the problem. More»

Overseas opportunities lure MBAs away from Wall Street

(NEWSER) - Exports of American business school graduates are soaring as the recession turns grads away from the traditional path to Wall Street. Taking a post abroad generally means a lower salary, but grads from some of the country's top business schools say the career boost from working in thriving foreign economies can more than make up for it, Newsweek reports. More»

Capitalists latch on to search for inner peace

(NEWSER) - Inner peace through capitalism? Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, and now, BusinessWeek reports, yoga clubs are cropping up in some of the country's most high-pressured institutions: top business schools. "Having a yoga practice helped sort through the white noise," one MIT student said. More»

WSJ 's annual rankings come up with some surprising choices

(NEWSER) - Ivy Leaguers and Mormons round out this year's eclectic list of top MBA programs. To come up with the rankings WSJ and Harris Interactive asked 4,430 recruiters to rank M.B.A. programs on 21 attributes, including leadership potential, and communication skills. National Rankings:

1. Dartmouth College (Tuck)
2. University of California, Berkeley (Haas)
3. Columbia University