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Nicolas Palacios
Featured | Students

This MBA Is Merging His Passion for Healthcare and His Knowledge of Business to Make a Difference

10Jun

For Nicolas Palacios, just earning an MBA wasn’t enough. 

With a passion for healthcare and an interest in business, he is pursuing both an MBA at the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Kenan-Flagler Business School and his PharmD at …

Jefferson Betancourt
Consortium | Featured | Students

Cornell MBA Jefferson Betancourt Is on a Mission to Show Disadvantaged Youth They Have it Within Themselves to Succeed

31Mar

As a first-generation American and a first-generation college graduate, Jefferson Betancourt has learned much about the American dream. 

In 1986, concerned about the escalating drug wars, his parents left Cali, Colombia, in search of a better life in the United …