Daron Acemoglu is the 2023 recipient of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center’s A.SK Social Science Award, one of the most highly endowed international awards in the social sciences. "I am incredibly honored and humbled to have been selected as the recipient of the A.SK Social Science Award," Acemoglu says. "The WZB has been unwavering in its … [Read more...]
Prospective business school students connect on campus
MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School, with the support of Management Leaders for Tomorrow, hosted 350 prospective students during a pre-application seminar held at MIT Sloan on July 29 and 30. “We wanted students to have a true glimpse into what it’s like to become a member of these communities,” said Dawna Levenson, assistant dean of … [Read more...]
Turning on the talent tap in Tunisia: Filling the African entrepreneurship pipeline
Philip Rigueur, EMBA ’23, credits his experience as a student in MIT Sloan’s Executive MBA program with providing a solid foundation for improving his leadership skills and managing the kinds of complex relationships that can arise when overseeing large projects like the BRAIN initiative. "MIT Sloan’s Executive MBA program helped sharpen my … [Read more...]
Building bridges: Creating connections between American business schools and African students
A global pandemic closed the bridge MIT Sloan had begun building between itself and African students. Williams and his colleagues in business school admissions wanted to reopen it. Williams, for his part, was excited to participate. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to represent MIT Sloan and partner with colleagues from other institutions in … [Read more...]
Building an inclusive undergraduate experience
Creating a sense of belonging while shepherding students through intense management coursework is challenging but fruitful. “Making diversity, equity, and inclusion a primary lens through which we do our work creates a space for us to be our authentic selves,” Glemaud-Anis says. “We cannot create inclusive spaces that center belonging if we … [Read more...]
Making student life–and Student Life–more inclusive
The Student Life team develops inclusive practices for both student leaders and employees. They’re making time to check in with one another to strategize what works, measure these efforts’ effectiveness, and change course as needed. “We want to model effective behaviors for students and encourage networking opportunities between students and … [Read more...]
At the Forefront of the Black Architectural Movement
Robert Clarke answers 10 questions in a Q&A on creating a Black architectural style, his design inspirations, and why he chose to study at RWU. Here's a snippet: Q: Can architecture be a tool for social change? Clarke: While there isn’t a singular Black identity, there are Black American cultural traditions that make up a … [Read more...]
In sports entertainment, fortune favors the bold
Like many students, I was thinking, “How the heck did I even get here? Am I MIT material?” I arrived in Cambridge for orientation after a solo three-day road trip from Houston and during that drive, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do at MIT Sloan and decided that I was going to hit the ground running from day one. Read the … [Read more...]
Showing Up for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
There was also no blueprint for such an office at MIT Sloan. “This office had not existed before, so there were certainly challenges figuring out what this office would be focused on and look like over the long term,” says Ashe. As Branch explains, “We are a startup that operates within a well-established entity.” Making room within MIT Sloan and … [Read more...]
Inclusion as a business success strategy | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Commitment to and creating support for building and sustaining diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces can be challenging. Some organizations’ cultures aren’t designed to offer spaces in which DEI can flourish or otherwise don’t know where to begin. If you’re interested in developing a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, here are … [Read more...]
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