Since a young age, Joe Castro has sought out the sense of structure and community he lacked growing up. “I came from a situation where my parents were largely out of the picture when I was about 13, so I…
In the 2021-2022 academic year, The Consortium is thrilled to welcome the largest class in the organization’s history, with 632 students. Of the 1,338 applicants, 954 were admitted and 541 fellowships were offered. The result is a class that includes…
No stranger to a challenge, Justin Grant made the decision to earn his MBA during a global pandemic in order to pivot into a career in marketing. Yet even this wasn’t enough for this civil engineering major turned management consultant…
Sandra Chiles and her son Charles “Charley” Mitchell may have pursued different career paths, but they eventually found themselves in the same place. Chiles began her career in accounting, earning her degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, but after…
Brittani Banks and Ana Taylor, both second-year MBAs and Consortium fellows at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, share a passion for tackling health inequities and disparities. With numerous historical examples of research studies conducted on individuals of…