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MBA Programs Face Their Role in Financial Crisis

ANALYSIS

Mar 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT

MBA Programs Face Their Role in Financial Crisis

(Newser) - Executives have taken a lot of blame for the financial crisis, whether for focusing on short-term gains in stock price or placing too much faith in ultra-complex financial instruments, writes Bradford Plumer for the New Republic. But what about the business schools that taught them to manage that way in...

Law School Rankings May Be Revised to
Stop 'Gaming'

Aug 26, 2008 4:44 AM CDT

Law School Rankings May Be Revised to Stop 'Gaming'

Schools hide weaker students to boost stats

(Newser) - Some US law schools have been caught manipulating programs to climb college rankings in US News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal reports. Institutions boost their performance statistics by channeling first-year students with lower test scores and grades into part-time programs that aren't considered in the rankings. The magazine...

Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

OPINION

Jul 7, 2008 1:18 PM CDT

Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

'Perceiving insult' hurts discourse at all levels

(Newser) - The story of an indicted Indiana student janitor underlines "super-heated capacities for perceiving insult" that color race issues in America—issues playing out in the presidential contest, too, Dorothy Rabinowitz writes in the Wall Street Journal. "Its presence is evident in this election campaign," she writes, "...

Teen Dies in Quarry Jump Rite

Jun 5, 2008 7:37 AM CDT

Teen Dies in Quarry Jump Rite

65-foot plunge was made famous in 1979 film

(Newser) - A teenage rite of passage made popular in a movie claimed a life yesterday when an 18-year-old high school graduate plunged 65 feet to his death into an Indiana quarry pool, ABC reports. The plunge was featured in the 1979 coming-of-age movie Breaking Away and is routinely copied by local...

Best Undergrad Biz Schools

Mar 1, 2008 6:10 PM CST

Best Undergrad Biz Schools

Wharton keeps the top spot for undergraduate business education

(Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week:

Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive.

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Blood Test Aims to ID Bipolar Moods

Feb 26, 2008 6:17 AM CST

Blood Test Aims to ID Bipolar Moods

Could be used to diagnose disorder, though ethical issues abound

(Newser) - Researchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test that uses genetic markers to identify a patient's mood state, a discovery that could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Widespread tests are still at least 5 years away, but already many are concerned that results would be...

Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

Feb 14, 2008 4:32 AM CST

Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

NCAA infractions on top of past violations may spell serious trouble for Sampson

(Newser) - The future of Indiana University's basketball team could be at stake this spring, as coach Kelvin Sampson's alleged infractions of NCAA rules may be catching up with him. The NCAA alleges that the coach, who left Oklahoma after four violations, kept making recruiting calls despite being ordered not to. Sampson...

Recruiters
Pick Top 10
Biz Schools

Sep 18, 2007 8:12 PM CDT

Recruiters Pick Top 10 Biz Schools

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:

Dartmouth College (Tuck)

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West Virginia U.
Ranks 1st—in Fun

Aug 21, 2007 4:28 PM CDT

West Virginia U. Ranks 1st—in Fun

Princeton Review dons a toga and lists the top party schools

(Newser) - Students are knocking back celebratory shots and administrators are tearing their hair over the Princeton Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools. The full list appears in the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, on sale today.

West Virginia University
University of Mississippi
University of Texas, Austin

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