June 15, 2026Episode 2630 min
The Gift That Keeps Giving: Philanthropic Funding
This week we talk test waivers, optional essays, and how big-ticket charitable gifts shape scholarship funding.
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MBA News, Experts, & Admissions Advice With Executive Editor Pola Lem https://poetsandquants.com/
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June 10, 2026Episode 2621 min
AI With A Human Touch: Rethinking Intelligence In Business And Healthcare With Eren Ahsen
In this episode, Gies Business professor Eren Ahsen shares his unconventional journey from mathematics and electrical engineering to machine learning in healthcare and ultimately business education. He discusses how AI evolved from an academic pursuit into a transformative force in medicine and organizations, why combining multiple algorithms leads to better decisions, and how business leaders can thoughtfully integrate AI into real-world workflows. With insights on bias, human judgment, and the future of business schools, Eren makes the case for cross-disciplinary, human-centered AI that improves lives without removing the human touch.
June 9, 2026Episode 2528 min
To Ai Or Not To AI: The Admissions Essay
Should applicants use AI in their admissions essays? With extreme caution, as we hear this week.
June 2, 2026Episode 2430 min
Crafting A Career Vision
As we enter summer, we talk about how applicants can strategically approach those early MBA application dates. Plus, we demystify the ‘career vision’.
May 27, 2026Episode 2423 min
From Wall Street To The Classroom: Rich Excell On Markets, Risk, And Teaching Finance
In this episode, finance veteran and Gies College of Business professor Rich Excell shares his journey from global trading floors around the world to becoming an award-winning educator. He discusses the evolution of derivatives and market efficiency, the realities of trading risk, and why today’s students bring a fresh sense of optimism to finance. Along the way, Rich offers candid stories from his career—including surviving a $25 million trading loss—and explains how great investors balance quantitative models with human judgment.
May 26, 2026Episode 2326 min
The Scholarship Wars
A fire sale? An arms race? However you term it, business schools are slashing rates – we look at how applicants can score a scholarship.
May 19, 2026Episode 2228 min
Welcome To The MBA Book Club
We talk over the picks on Poets&Quants’s inaugural Career & Admissions Bestseller List, from ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ to ‘What Colour is Your Parachute’.
May 12, 2026Episode 2219 min
Rethinking Business: Teaching Ethics And Impact From Day One
In this faculty spotlight, Professor Aimee Barbeau of Gies College of Business explains how she introduces first-year students to business through ethics, experiential learning, and real-world impact projects. She challenges common misconceptions about capitalism by framing business as a value-creating, ethical practice and shows how tools like AI and hands-on corporate partnerships help students build practical skills and rethink the role of business in society.
May 12, 2026Episode 2126 min
Which B-Schools Are Doing The Best At AI?
AI is rapidly reshaping the MBA - and some business schools are racing ahead faster than others. In this episode, who leads the charge and what questions MBA applicants should ask about AI adoption.
May 5, 2026Episode 2027 min
Double Degree, Double Worth?
Thinking about a dual-degree MBA? In this episode, we break down the most popular pairings – from MBA/MPP to MBA/JD – who they make sense for, costs and career trade-offs.
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