Click here for the article of Human Rights Campaign, September 2, 2008.

WASHINGTON ? The Human Rights Campaign Foundation today released the seventh annual Corporate Equality Index, which rates 583 businesses on a scale from 0 to 100 percent on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors. The 2009 edition of the CEI reports 259 businesses achieved a perfect score, a one-third increase over last year when the number was 195. The 259 top-rated businesses collectively employ more than 9 million full-time employees. These workers are protected from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression because of their employers? policies on diversity & inclusion, training, health care, and domestic partnership benefits.

?The 2009 Corporate Equality Index shows that corporate America understands that a diverse workforce is critical to remaining successful and competitive,? said HRC Foundation President Joe Solmonese...

Click here for the article of The Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2008.

The grim outlook for the labor market has been leading more workers to reassess their career options. And it's tempting many to contemplate a return to school to buff up skills or gain completely new ones.

More education can add significantly to earnings, according to a report from the Census Bureau. In 2006, among workers 18 and older, those with less than a high-school diploma earned an average of $20,873, compared with $31,071 for those with a high-school diploma, $56,788 for a bachelor's degree, and $82,320 for a master's, professional or doctoral degree.

While such financial incentives may be alluring, experts say there are a number of important considerations that must be taken into account before pouring hard-earned cash into more schooling:

Determine Your Strengths and Weaknesses. Figuring out whether you need to go back to school should involve a self-assessment to determine what skills you already have and how you can build upon them to nab a job, experts say.

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Click here for the article of CNN Money, August 22, 2008.

...For more than two decades, colleges and universities across the country have been jacking up tuition at a faster rate than costs have risen on any other major product or service - four times faster than the overall inflation rate and faster even than increases in the price of gasoline or health care (see the chart to the right). The result: After adjusting for financial aid, the amount families pay for college has skyrocketed 439% since 1982.

Granted, the fact that college costs are spiraling wildly out of control is not exactly a news flash. The real eye-opener is why...

Click here for the article of The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 26, 2008

Washington ? College students showed up during the presidential primary season as prominent supporters of Sen. Barack Obama. Apparently it won?t be causing them many problems with their professors.

An analysis released today by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics found college professors and other educators holding strong as the top donors to Mr. Obama?s campaign. Continuing a trend noted last year, educators donated at least $2.3-million to the Obama campaign in June and July, surpassed only by lawyers and retirees, the group reported. Education-industry donors are typically dominated by professors and other college employees, it said.

Employees of the University of California and their families gave $80,380 to Mr. Obama in June and July, making their institution the third-largest corporate donor to the campaign, after only Microsoft and Google. Eight other universities ? Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Michigan, Georgetown, Chicago, Washington, and Pennsylvania ? also were in the top 2...

McCain and Obama Will Debate on 3 University Campuses, August 21, 2008

The presumed Republican and Democratic nominees for president, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, will debate one another three times this fall on university campuses, their campaigns announced today in a joint statement.

The debates, to be sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, will be held as follows:

• September 26, at the University of Mississippi, on foreign policy and national security, moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS.
  
• October 7, at Belmont University, in Tennessee, on topics drawn from a town-hall audience and moderated by Tom Brokaw of NBC News.
  
• October 15, at Hofstra University, in New York, on domestic and economic policy, moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS News.
  

The campaigns also agreed to hold a debate between the yet-to-be-named vice-presidential candidates, on October 2 at Washington University in St. Louis, moderated by Gwen Ifill of PBS.

All four debates will last 90 minutes each and will begin at 9 p.m., Eastern time. ?Andrew Mytelka

Click here for the article of The Financial Times, August 28, 2008.

With concerns about economic conditions deepening, the number of would-be students hoping to weather any downturn by going to business school and studying for an MBA are increasing rapidly.

According to a recent report from the Graduate Management Admission Council, applications to full time MBA programmes are soaring, with 77 per cent of schools questioned saying that applications to full-time MBA programmes are up.

The 2008 GMAC application trends survey also points to increased interest in flexible MBA programmes, although not to the same extent.

?Going to business school is one of the best ways to improve your marketability and expand your options anytime - but especially in this challenging economic climate,? says Dave Wilson, president and chief executive officer of GMAC.

The survey says that application growth may not yet have reached its peak Economic changes and GMAT test-taking patterns suggest that the number of applications may be even higher next year, after which a slowdown is likely to start.

Click here for the article of Market Watch, July 30, 2008.

MALIBU, CA, Jul 30, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, today announced the launch of its Business School Selector. Designed to identify the highest ranked schools at which MBA applicants have a reasonable chance of acceptance, the Business School Selector serves to answer the question on every b-school applicant's mind: "What are my chances of gaining admission?" ...

...For more information about the Business School Selector or to identify leading business schools to which to apply, visit http://www.veritasprep.com/selector

7 Things You Should Know About Second Life (ID: ELI7038) from Educase.

Second Life is a virtual world with tens of millions of square meters of virtual lands, more than 13 million ?residents,? and a thriving economy. Large numbers of colleges and universities?or, in some cases, individual departments or faculty?are active in Second Life, not only for academic purposes but also for campus visits, recruiting activities for prospective students, and fundraising. Second Life lets educators easily build and modify learning spaces to test how different strategies for a physical space affect learning, and a similar approach can be taken toward educational activities in those spaces.

The "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning technologies. Each brief focuses on a single technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use these briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues...

Click here for the article of Asia Inc, 01 July 2008.

Talent management is the most critical problem facing companies all over the world, says Hans-Paul Buerkner, CEO of Boston Consulting Group.

AS a new member of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 25 years ago, Dr Hans-Paul Buerkner did not think twice about putting in long hours or working on weekends. No one would even question why they were working so hard. ?It wasn?t necessary,? recalls Buerkner, on what was probably a regular attitude towards work back then, not just within the pristine offices of BCG, one of the world?s leading management consultancies and advisers to the biggest corporate names, but elsewhere too...

"Hiring Is Hard Work" from the Business Week podcast series by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch.

The biggest hiring mistakes

BusinessWeek Columnists Jack & Suzy Welch talk about lessons recently (re)learned from two job applicants they almost employed.

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"The need to keep feelings in check" from the Business Week podcast series by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch.

The workplace is a theater, replete with hatred, love, joy, resentment, anger, pride, and jealousy. Guess what? It's the manager's job to see that employees keep their emotions under control before they cause trouble, according to Jack and Suzy Welch.

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Click here for the article fo the US News, July 21, 2008

E-books, textbook rental services, and new laws could help students save money this fall.

Textbook prices, which have nearly tripled in the past 20 years, may finally start to decline thanks to some new laws, technology, and upstart companies. Undergraduates who take advantage of the new alternatives could easily slash their textbook costs in half this coming academic year. That means the typical student could save more than $300. "We're making progress," says Nicole Allen, who heads the affordable textbook drive for the Student Public Interest Research Groups. "Things are changing for the better."

Press release from the Havard Business School, April 9, 2008

She eloquently explained the mission and work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing innovations in health and learning to the global community.

Since its creation in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $16.3 billion in grants to programs that range from global health and development initiatives and the U.S. educational system. It currently oversees an endowment of roughly $38 billion. Its assets include a gift by billionaire Warren Buffet, who in 2006 announced he would bestow the majority of his fortune, in annual installments, to the couple?s foundation.

Listed on the organization?s Web site are its two driving principles: ?All lives ? no matter where they are being lived ? have equal value,? and ?To whom much is given, much is expected.?

From European Commission, Education and Training. Posted : 10 July 2008

The EU's Erasmus programme has been very successful in allowing university students to do parts of their studies abroad. A group of experts called together by the Commission from various sectors has now presented a set of recommendations on how to build on this success and to make learning mobility an opportunity not only for students but for all young people...

...The expert forum therefore recommends to radically increase mobility opportunities for young people in the mid-term. By 2020, the report says, at least 50% of all young people aged 16-29 should be offered the opportunity to engage in some form of cross-border mobility at some point. This offer should be irrespective of their social background and cover a wide range of learning contexts including school, university and vocational training as well as other formal and informal learning environments.

Click here for the article of the New York Times, July 6, 2008

WHY do some people reach their creative potential in business while other equally talented peers don?t?

After three decades of painstaking research, the Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck believes that the answer to the puzzle lies in how people think about intelligence and talent. Those who believe they were born with all the smarts and gifts they?re ever going to have approach life with what she calls a ?fixed mind-set.? Those who believe that their own abilities can expand over time, however, live with a ?growth mind-set.?...

Click here for the article of Time Higher Education, 7 August 2008.

The pressure to publish, chasing research grants, fears over job security and concerns about "fitting in" - the trials and tribulations of being a young academic are laid bare in a new research paper.

In a series of interviews with a sample of young academics, Louise Archer, reader in education policy studies at King's College London, found that they did not define success in "careerist or instrumental terms" but saw it as achieving self-fulfilment through their work.

However, they were "regularly compelled to engage in behaviours and practices that were unrelated to - or which could even counter - their own notions of authenticity and success".

Dr Archer found high levels of anxiety over their ability to "perform" by publishing papers and bringing in research grants...

Click here for the article of PaGalGuy.com, August 5, 2008

In recent times, b-schools such as the IIMs, MDI, XIMB, ISB Hyderabad and NMIMS have been on a spree to collect international accreditations such as EQUIS, AASCB and more. How do these international accreditations benefit the b-schools and the students studying in them? We explore....

Message from the EFMD website.

Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (Tsinghua SEM) is very proud of being the first business school administered by the Ministry of Education of China to achieve EQUIS accreditation. It is a remarkable international recognition of our school's achievements." EQUIS accreditation distinguishes itself not only by its challenging academic standards but also by its emphasis on internationalization, corporate links and community contributions. We are grateful to EFMD for its encouragement and support, and to the peer reviewers for their very helpful evaluation and profound insights.

This accreditation sets a new starting point for the school?s further development in pursuit of its mission to become a world-class school of economics and management. We also look forward to make contributions to the world management education.