Alumni Spotlight: USC Marshall MBA Alumna Michele Tafoya
The career of one USC Marshall School of Business MBA alumna is a testament to the value of forming a strong base in communication.
Michele Tafoya (MBA ’91) is well known not only for her talents as one of NBC Sports’ leading newscasters, but also for her vibrant social media presence. Her undergrad degree in communications sparked her interest early on in using every possible outlet to share her voice.
Graziadio School Professor Makes the Case for More Women on Corporate Boards
Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management (Graziadio School) Professor Bernice Ledbetter wrote recently about the benefits and necessities of placing more women on corporate boards.
Addressing the need for shifts in corporate culture, Ledbetter refers to the “massive” discrepancy between the number of women in the workforce and those serving on boards. Of Fortune 500 company board seats, only 19 percent are held by women. During 2014, women held just 16 percent of S&P 500 company board seats.
HBS Draws More Women, Adds Six Points to GMAT Median
This post has been republished in its entirety from original source clearadmit.com.
When it released its preliminary class profile in June, Harvard Business School (HBS) was expecting its incoming class to be 41 percent female, a record for the school. In August, with students preparing to move in on campus, things look even better.
HBS DRAWS MORE WOMEN THAN PRELIMINARY PROFILE SUGGESTED
Dee Leopold, HBS managing director of admissions and financial aid, posted the final Class of 2017 profile on her Direct from the Director blog today, revealing that women will in fact make up 42 percent of the class, a two point increase over last year. While this still trails Kellogg and Wharton—each reported earlier this month that 43 percent of their incoming classes will be women—it puts HBS ahead of last year’s leader of the pack, UC Berkeley’s Haas School, which this year slipped to 41 percent, from a high of 43 last year. Continue reading…
