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John A. Byrne
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Editor-in-Chief of Poets&Quants, former Executive Editor of Businessweek magazine, EIC of Businessweek.com and Fast Company magazine
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 1d
Celebrating the business school professors who have had the most impact on their students: Favorite Business School Professors Of Best & Brightest MBAs poetsandquants.com/2025/10/08/f...
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Favorite Business School Professors Of Best & Brightest MBAs
Top MBA graduates share how the best faculty members made an impact on their careers...and their lives
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 1d
Today's most viewed: The 100 Highest-Funded #MBA Startups Of 2025 -- And the top three are from European schools: London Business School, INSEAD, and IE Business School poetsandquants.com/2025/10/11/t...
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The 100 Highest-Funded MBA Startups Of 2025
Poets&Quants’ annual list includes top ventures from Stanford, Harvard, and London Business School that have raised a combined $7.56 billion.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 2d
How A Prof’s Joke & A Dean’s Scholarship Led To A $25 Million Naming Gift -- Gies College of Business dedicates Steven S. Wymer Hall poetsandquants.com/2025/10/11/h...
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How A Prof's Joke & A Dean's Scholarship Led To A $25 Million Naming Gift
Gies College of Business dedicates Wymer Hall, its first new building since 2008 and the result of over $50 million in pledges from alums
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 5d
Favorite Business School Professors Of Best & Brightest MBAs -- Top business school graduates share the professors who made a difference poetsandquants.com/2025/10/08/f...
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Favorite Business School Professors Of Best & Brightest MBAs
Top MBA graduates share how the best faculty members made an impact on their careers...and their lives
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 6d
One of my all-time favorites: How A Top School Screens MBA Applicants -- What happens when an admissions committee reads your MBA application
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How A Top School Screens MBA Applicants
Read more news, MBA rankings, and all things related to business education in the Poets&Quants section for
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 6d
U.S. International Student Arrivals Plummet — And B-Schools May Be Among The Hardest Hit -- A dramatic 19% drop occurred even before the $100K tax on H1B visas tinyurl.com/avmkvwje
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U.S. International Student Arrivals Plummet — And B-Schools May Be Among The Hardest Hit
August arrivals fall 19%, according to government data, marking the steepest drop outside of the coronavirus pandemic.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 8d
‘We Aren’t Chasing Hype’: Berkeley Haas Just Launched A Game-Changing AI Certificate For MBAs poetsandquants.com/2025/10/04/w...
#MBA #businessschool #businesseducation #AI #artificialintelligence #EduSky
‘We Aren’t Chasing Hype’: Berkeley Haas Just Launched A Game-Changing AI Certificate For MBAs
With 30 electives and a flagship course launching in 2026, the Haas AI certificate aims to shape the first generation of ‘AI-native’ business leaders.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 8d
Biggest Myths & Misconceptions About Your Favorite Business Schools -- Poets&Quants asked grads to debunk the biggest myths about their MBA programs poetsandquants.com/2025/10/05/b...
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Biggest Myths & Misconceptions About Your Favorite Business Schools
What do people say about business schools...and is it true? Poets&Quants asked grads to debunk the biggest myths about their MBA programs
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 8d
I asked my bot a weird question: How much of an expert is Poets&Quants Founder John A. Byrne on business education? The answer: ‘If business education expertise were a stock, you'd want Byrne in your portfolio!’ poetsandquants.com
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d
Forget about rankings based on GMAT scores and starting salaries. What MBA programs are most desired by MBA candidates? You'll be surprised at the answer to this question poetsandquants.com/2025/10/03/b...
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‘Because It’s Harvard’: HBS Is Still The Most Desired MBA
Rising costs, lower job placement & political backlash don’t tarnish Harvard, which tops Bloomberg’s dream school list for a 3rd year.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 9d
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
Introducing my AI bot: Ask J.B. Need advice on applying to business school? Want to increase your odds of acceptance into a highly selective MBA? Befriend our AI-powered bot and begin a conversation poetsandquants.com
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
‘Because It’s Harvard’: HBS Is Still The Most Desired MBA -- New fascinating research on the most desired MBA programs in the world poetsandquants.com/2025/10/03/b...
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‘Because It’s Harvard’: HBS Is Still The Most Desired MBA
Rising costs, lower job placement & political backlash don’t tarnish Harvard, which tops Bloomberg’s dream school list for a 3rd year.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
Count 'em: Three MBA rankings came out last month from Bloomberg Businessweek, LinkedIn, and QS. Our readers clearly prefer Businessweek with LinkedIn getting a bit overlooked. So here it is: poetsandquants.com/2025/09/15/2...
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2025 LinkedIn MBA Ranking: Stanford, Harvard & INSEAD Top The List
A promising but frustrating ranking raises more questions than answers
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
Looking for a great undergraduate business education for your daughter or son? Start here: Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools Of 2025
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Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools Of 2025
The Wharton School again claims the top prize, while Cornell's Dyson School jumps to No. 2 for its highest-ever placement in our ranking.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
6 Tips For Acing The MBA Interview -- More than 50,000 reads of this smart article at Poets&Quants poetsandquants.com/2025/09/25/6...
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6 Tips For Acing The MBA Interview
Tips for acing the MBA interview: from tackling questions to knowing the M7 interview landscape, here’s the 6 essentials you need to know.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
In Defense Of Wharton: A Student’s Perspective On Value, Access & Application -- A founder & current Executive MBA student responds to P&Q’s recent stories poetsandquants.com/2025/10/02/i...
#MBA #EMBA #ExecutiveMBA #businessschool #businesseducation #EduSky
In Defense Of Wharton: A Student’s Perspective On Value, Access & Application
A founder and current student says Wharton’s EMBA delivers elite faculty, practical tools, and a network that opens doors.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
Today's most viewed: Ranking: Stanford Tops Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges In America poetsandquants.com/2025/09/30/r...
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Ranking: Stanford Tops Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges In America
Stanford reclaims No. 1 spot for the first time since 2017 while Babson College holds steady at No. 2.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 10d
Zigging When Others Zag: IE University Boldly Bets On A New York City Campus As Other Universities & Schools Retrench poetsandquants.com/2025/10/02/i...
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IE University Boldly Bets On A New York City Campus As Others Retrench
Spain's IE University is investing over $18 million on a New York City campus when most universities are cutting budgets and doing layoffs
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 11d
IE University’s Bold Bet On A New York City Campus As Others Retrench -- The Spanish university is investing more than $18 million on a SoHo campus largely for international students tinyurl.com/78s32p8f
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IE University's Bold Bet On A New York City Campus As Others Retrench
Spain's IE University is investing over $18 million on a New York City campus when most universities are cutting budgets and doing layoffs
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 11d
Only 13% Of MBAs Land At Top Employers, New Analysis Finds -- Vast majority of 2024 grads went to firms hiring just one or two MBAs poetsandquants.com/2025/09/30/o...
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Only 13% Of MBAs Land At Top Employers, New Analysis Finds
Vast majority of 2024 grads went to firms hiring just one or two MBAs, according to BehindTheMBA analysis.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 12d
Best Business Movies & TV Shows, According To Top MBAs -- The Office vs. Succession? The Big Short vs. The Devil Wears Prada? Is your fav on the list? poetsandquants.com/2025/10/01/b...
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Best Business Movies & TV Shows, According To Top MBAs
From Breaking Bad to The Big Short, MBAs share their favorite business-themed shows — and the lessons they learned from them.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 20d
Extraordinary! Duke Fuqua Tops 4,000 MBA Applications For The First Time -- An unprecedented number of candidates that builds upon last year's record poetsandquants.com/2024/08/26/d....
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Duke Fuqua Received More MBA Apps Than Ever For Fall 2024 — And The Result Was Historic
Duke's Daytime MBA Class of 2026 is 51% women, the first time the Durham, North Carolina school has achieved gender parity.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 20d
Harvard MBA Used Alumni Network To Fuel $4M Fraud, Feds Say -- Prosecutors say Vladimir Artamonov lost investor funds on risky trades, lied about losses & paid old investors with new money poetsandquants.com/2025/09/19/h...
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Harvard MBA Used Alumni Network To Fuel $4M Fraud, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors say Vladimir Artamonov lost investor funds on risky trades, lied about losses & paid old investors with new money.
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John A. Byrne @johnabyrne.bsky.social · 20d
U.S. News 2026 Best Business Schools Ranking: MIT Joins Wharton At The Top poetsandquants.com/2025/09/23/u...
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U.S. News 2026 Best Business Schools Ranking: MIT Joins Wharton At The Top
Wharton must share No. 1 in this year's ranking of top undergrad B-schools; in overall colleges list, Princeton reigns.
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