Black MBA - Winter 2007/2008 - (Page 49) they do a good job on the front end, almost every student who enters the school for an MBA will walk away with more than a degree. They also will have a leg-up on a lucrative and exciting career. “We know that when we accept a student into our program, they have what it takes to make it,” said Deirdre Leopold, director of admissions at Harvard Business School. Almost 100 percent of the students entering the school graduate, she said, though in a few cases, life circumstances have caused students to leave the program. Eric Abrams, director of diversity initiatives at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, said support is important for all students who tackle rigorous business programs. Stanford’s Black Business Student Association provides an informal network for business students, and many of its members also take leadership roles in Stanford’s Many Voices, an annual event that invites prospective students from diverse backgrounds to experience the school. “If we do our jobs, all of the students who are accepted will graduate,” Abrams said. “We are the most selective in the country, if not the world. The vast majority can do the work. Usually, if there is a problem, it is not that they couldn’t do the work.” Stanford has about 764 students enrolled in its business school. In its current freshman class, 6 percent of the students are Black, said Abrams. At Stanford, Abrams said, the goal is to educate and equip students with knowledge that will help them make a difference in the corporate environment. “We teach people how to lead and manage organizations,” Abrams said. “When they graduate, we like to think, ‘There goes another leader.’” mba Denise Stewart is a writer based in the South. “We teach people how to lead and manage organizations. When they graduate, we like to think, ‘There goes another leader.’” MANAGES teams on two continents to find time to learn Chinese to inspire his entire team to keep the competition guessing to make all his daughter’s recitals Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business educates leaders at all stages of their careers. Whether you’re a full-time MBA student, a professional earning an executive MBA to accelerate your career, or part of a team in an executive education program, you’ll gain a broader, more global perspective through an innovative curriculum and instruction by a top research faculty. Visit fuqua.duke.edu. DAYTIME MBA EXECUTIVE MBA EXECUTIVE EDUCATION 342525_duke.indd 1 BlackMBA • Winter11:28:14 AM 49 10/25/07 2007/2008 http://www.duke.edu
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