From often feeling like an outsider as a first-generation student of color to feeling a sense of pride at becoming the first Latina MBA Council president-elect at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Evalynn Rosado has found her…
For T’Keyah Andrews, the MBA experience taught her far more than she could have ever imagined. Although she never envisioned graduating from a top-tier institution — let alone, at the age of 27 — she found herself joining The Consortium’s…
Inspired by their own educational experiences and having witnessed the disparity between others’ and their own, Consortium alumni Scott Lan and Alaina Flowers are working to be part of the solution. Lan, a 2014 graduate of the University of Southern…
Edward Beltran is an advocate for being uncomfortable. As a young man, discomfort was something that was first thrust upon him — as he experienced the gentrification of his San Jose, Calif., neighborhood — and, eventually, something that he sought…
Rebounding from the pandemic, the job market in 2022 continues to improve across the board, with the outlook for MBAs looking especially promising. “It’s a great time to be an MBA student because you have your pick of what sectors…
Valued for their versatile skill set, strategic thinking abilities and strong communication skills, MBAs often enjoy significantly higher salaries than their non-MBA peers. In fact, recent data show that, this year, employers plan to offer new MBA hires a median …
One of the few fortunate people who can recall a defining moment when they clearly realized what they wanted to do with their life, Jasmine Burton proudly remembers the moment she knew toilets were her future.
“I went to the …
The last decade has seen exponential growth in the number of minority-owned businesses, with these ventures representing more than 50 percent of the two million new businesses started in the U.S. during that time. Yet, in spite of this growth, …
As a boy growing up outside of New Orleans, Darrell Farlough dreamed of seeing the world.
Years later, as a young man, with a bachelor’s degree in physics from Dillard University and another one in mechanical engineering from Columbia University…