Blog Archive In Other News A New Dean at Stanford, Penn States Revamped Online MBA, and New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at Harvard

Blog Archive In Other News… A New Dean at Stanford, Penn State’s Revamped Online MBA, and New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at Harvard Johnathan Levin, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business The business school world is constantly buzzing with change and innovation. In addition to our regular news posts, we briefly touch on a few notable stories from this dynamic field in one roundup. Jonathan Levin may have only stepped into the role of dean at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) this month, but he is already settling in. Levin, who served as a professor at Stanford for 16 years before becoming dean, recently told Financial Times that some of his ideas for the GSB’s future are digital. Although no definitive plans are in place yet, Levin expressed a desire to expand the school’s online course offerings. His other interests are a bit more broad; at the top of Levin’s list are enabling the school to have a positive impact on the world and continuing to offer a high level of education and research. The Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University has offered an online MBA since 2000, but this year the program has undergone a complete design overhaul. Among the new offerings are seven concentrations, which include general management, finance, and business analytics. Before choosing a concentration, students must complete the general management core curriculum, which constitutes 39 of the program’s 48 required credits. “Our business faculty have worked diligently to provide an online MBA to business professionals who want a high-quality Penn State degree but who need the flexibility of the online experience,” Craig Weidemann, the school’s vice president for outreach and vice provost for online education, commented in a press release about the new online MBA. Harvard Business School students began their academic year with a treat: the school’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently announced its 23 new Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. The entrepreneurs, who will receive guidance from faculty and offer invaluable mentorship to students, include the CEO of Choose Energy, a founding partner of Pacific Lake Partners, a former president and CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and the co-founder and CEO of The Grommet. Share ThisTweet Harvard University (Harvard Business School) News Stanford University (Stanford Graduate School of Business)