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Photo of Donnie Hampton and teammates at the fintech hackathon
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Beyond the classroom with hackathons and startups

Learning what it takes to start a company seemed to be a great path in learning how to help existing companies become even better.

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Johnson School

Executive MBA myth-busting: 5 myths about the Americas program

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what earning a Cornell executive MBA is like. Here are a few myths I encountered that got busted along the way.

Photo of Johnson MBA students in a photo booth holding a chalkboard sign that says "One Love"
Johnson School

Johnson’s LGBT community: Genuine, engaged, valued

Johnson is actively challenging attitudes that necessitate covering as well as other challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

Photo of Peter Ferrara, MBA ’19, at the 2017 Office of Diversity and Inclusion Reception in New York City
Johnson School

Toigo Fellows complement Johnson’s strengths in finance and diversity

The Toigo program is widely considered the most prestigious MBA fellowship awarded to individuals from underrepresented minorities that want to pursue a career in financial services.

Photo of Amrita Tiwari, Executive MBA Metro NY ’19, and her daughter
Johnson School

Finding balance: Motherhood, professional, MBA student

Motherhood and working full time is onerous. Motherhood, working full time, and pursuing an MBA at once is insanity…or so I thought.

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Dyson School

What makes a fraudster steal—and how to prevent it

Dyson professor Jack Little’s students learn from, and publish on, accounting frauds as part of Little’s Fraud Examination course.

Photo of Dejah Powell ’18 (left) and Nancy Chau, Dyson professor (right); Powell launched Greening Chicago with the help of the S2 Scholars Program
Dyson School

Societal Solutions Scholars are bettering the world, one grant at a time

Dyson’s Societal Solutions (S2) Scholars Program allows students to follow their passions, refine their career goals, and help create a better world.

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Johnson School

Benefits of a team-based executive MBA program

The attitude that I see in my class overall can be described as this: “We may have all come in on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”

Photo of Hannah Cohn and Hannah Zweifler, Park Leadership Fellows in the Class of 2018
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Mastering influence in our summer internships

“Tell me about a time you influenced others.” It’s a classic MBA internship interview question—here’s how we prepared and practiced this summer.