There are a couple of interesting updates from MBA programs this week.
First, Yale SOM’s new curriculum is up and running, and we noticed one particularly interesting aspect of the new design: Yale is the first major business school to require all students to study abroad. Beginning with the class of 2008, first-year Yale students will spend two weeks in January on an “International Experience.” During this time, they will immerse themselves in their environment, meet with business and political leaders, and complete a project. The program’s inaugural sites include Argentina, China, India, Japan and Singapore, among others.
In other news, two Stanford students recently released a podcast interview with Stanford GSB Dean Bob Joss and Professor Garth Saloner. Professor Saloner is the head of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the GSB and led the school’s curriculum redesign. Topics from the wide-ranging interview include commentary on the new curriculum, a discussion of the value of an MBA to aspiring entrepreneurs, and Joss’s and Saloner’s answers to Stanford’s notorious essay question “what matter most to you and why.” To listen to the podcast, click here.
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