http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford Dean of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:05:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/the-mba-is-alive-and-well/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/the-mba-is-alive-and-well/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:15:03 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=203 Every few years, it seems, critics like to declare the death of the MBA. The latest proclamation of the MBA’s demise comes from 21-year-old Dale Stephens, whose book Hacking Your Education was recently excerpted in the Wall Street Journal. In the piece, Stephens, who abandoned his formal studies after 5th grade, says people would be better off saving the money they spend on business school tuition and essentially creating their own luck by moving to places like Silicon Valley for [...]]]> http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/the-mba-is-alive-and-well/feed/ 0 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owen-notches-another-25-in-major-ranking/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owen-notches-another-25-in-major-ranking/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:02:42 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=193 Owen’s streak of #25 rankings continues with today’s publication of the 2013 Global MBA survey by the Financial Times. We climbed eight spots to #53 globally and rose five spots to #25 among U.S. MBA programs. In addition, Vanderbilt placed #35 globally for job placement and #37 globally for academic research. This latest ranking caps a remarkable year for Owen, starting nearly a year ago when U.S. News & World Report ranked Vanderbilt’s MBA program at #25. That continued with [...]]]> http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owen-notches-another-25-in-major-ranking/feed/ 1 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/talented-business-management-needed-for-africas-economic-boom/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/talented-business-management-needed-for-africas-economic-boom/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:13:48 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=176 Note: This piece first appeared on Africa.com as part of a thought leadership series by the Foundation for African Leadership in Business. ALB partners with the world’s leading business schools and corporations to provide MBA scholarships and leadership development opportunities to African professionals. ALB is a registered 501C3 non-profit organization. The signs of a long-term economic boom coming to Africa are all around. First, with a booming population whose average age hovers around 19, Africa has a potentially strong workforce [...]]]> http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/talented-business-management-needed-for-africas-economic-boom/feed/ 1 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/year-in-review-owen-has-much-to-celebrate-in-2012/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/year-in-review-owen-has-much-to-celebrate-in-2012/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:31:10 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=152 The Owen community has enjoyed a remarkable 2012. In March, after the school climbed to #25 in U.S. News and World Report’s annual MBA rankings, I mentioned then that it reflected a momentum that has continued to gather strength throughout the year. Indeed it has. Several weeks ago, Bloomberg Businessweek’s biannual MBA rankings also placed Vanderbilt at #25, marking the second-highest increase of any school on the list. Although rankings fluctuate from year to year, Owen achieved these latest placements [...]]]> http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/year-in-review-owen-has-much-to-celebrate-in-2012/feed/ 1 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owens-momentum-continues/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owens-momentum-continues/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:10:11 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=138 We’re already into the second Mod of this year and things are busy here at Owen. I wanted to use this opportunity to update you on some of what’s happening. Rankings News First, we’ve had good news about a few recent rankings that have come out and reflect our school’s continuing momentum. The most significant has been our rise in The Economist’s annual “Which MBA” rankings. We’re currently #22 among North American Schools and #32 globally. We also posted strong [...]]]> http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/owens-momentum-continues/feed/ 0 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/its-all-up-hill-from-here/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/its-all-up-hill-from-here/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:33:55 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=130 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/its-all-up-hill-from-here/feed/ 2 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/alumni-support-goes-a-long-way-this-time-of-year/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/alumni-support-goes-a-long-way-this-time-of-year/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 20:32:16 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=123 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/alumni-support-goes-a-long-way-this-time-of-year/feed/ 0 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/up-up-up/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/up-up-up/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:31:12 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=116 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/up-up-up/feed/ 1 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/hong-kong-sunrise/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/hong-kong-sunrise/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:45:55 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=71 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/hong-kong-sunrise/feed/ 0 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/greece%e2%80%99s-economic-tragedy-plays-out-on-the-world-stage/ http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/greece%e2%80%99s-economic-tragedy-plays-out-on-the-world-stage/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Dean Jim Bradford http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/?p=29 http://blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu/deanbradford/greece%e2%80%99s-economic-tragedy-plays-out-on-the-world-stage/feed/ 0