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55% of undergraduate business students study abroad at least once, and a global consulting trip to Brazil, China, India, or South Africa is integrated into the full-time MBA program.
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A new book co-edited by U. of I. finance professor Jeffrey R. Brown examines the profound effect the financial shocks of the last decade had on higher education.
No sector of the economy was left unscathed in the aftermath of the Great Recession, which officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009 but whose aftereffects continue to linger today.
Higher education was no exception, and a new book co-edited by a University of Illinois expert in economic policy delves into the profound effect the financial crisis had on both public and private universities, which continue to grapple with shrinking endowments, declining charitable contributions and reductions in government support.
Until this semester, Joe Mahoney had just a short walk from his Wohlers Hall office to the BIF classrooms where he teaches courses in business administration. But in September, his commute to class got 40 miles longer every Friday. That’s the day Mahoney travels to the Danville Correctional Center to teach strategic management to a class of 15 incarcerated students.
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Tatyana Deryugina: Cold weather better than hot for economic activity »
Study: ‘Say on pay’ votes only alter the structure of CEO pay »
Former Accenture exec Jill Smart ’81 named to University’s Board of Trustees »
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Ravi Gejendran: Benefits of telecommuting depend on great management »
New book examines Great Recession’s powerful blow to higher ed »
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