Welcome to another edition of Campus Chronicles! With the semester starting to heat up, let’s check in on events at three of the leading MBA programs.
Grade non-disclosure is the lead story in this week’s Wharton Journal. One year after the administration sparked a controversy by declaring that grade disclosure is “voluntary and permissible” (going against over a decade of Wharton practice), students voted overwhelmingly in support of continuing their tradition of grade non-disclosure. Under this policy, students agree not to disclose their grades during the recruiting process, though they may diclose their grades after accepting an offer of employment. To read more about the recent vote, as well as the history of grade non-disclosure at Wharton, check out the full article. In other Wharton news, a first year student reports on the leadership trip to Antarctica over the winter break and the humor section announces a surprise ending to Wharton’s new dean search, including a one-on-one interview with the supposed candidate.
In Berkeley, the HaasWeek is welcoming the start of second semester with open arms and sarcastic wit. The “I Bet My Break Was Better than Yours” article on page 6 features a round-up of students’ break activities in their own words. Other first-person articles throughout the paper relate students’ break experiences in destinations as diverse as Tel Aviv, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia, and the photos on pages 4-5 showcase the many ways Haas students enjoyed their time off. In addition, be sure to check out Heard@Haas on page 2, which is always a humorous window into Haas student culture.
This week’s Fuqua Times, the first since the break, is appropriately subtitled “Time to Hit the Books Again.” The front page features an article announcing the first annual “Case Bowl,” a section-based competition for first years that will pit teams against each other in analyses of cases, with the winning team bringing home $3000. Farther into the issue (all the way back on page 9) is the latest installment of the first year blogs – always an interesting glimpse into the Fuqua experience. Page 10 brings a round-up of upcoming area concerts, while on page 11 a second-year muses on the subject of “buying three blocks of Xeroxed papers trapped in saran wrap” — otherwise known as course packs.
That’s all the news from campus for this week – check back in the coming weeks for more of the student news, views, and events from the leading MBA programs.
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