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The Race to AI Education: How Business Schools Are Responding to Surging Workforce Demand

by Pat Nguyen

Business schools aren’t waiting to see how AI reshapes the workforce—they’re building for it now. From standalone AI graduate degrees to MBA specializations and certificates, institutions are using different program models to test demand, move quickly, and stake an early claim in AI education. The result is a rapidly evolving program landscape that mirrors how schools have historically responded to emerging fields like healthcare, accounting, and supply chain.

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What Business School Deans Are Saying About Graduate Enrollment in 2025

by Bryanna Somers

As graduate business schools navigate shifting markets, the Eduvantis Fall 2025 Business School Deans Survey reveals how leaders are adapting. More than 50 deans share what’s driving change in international and domestic enrollment—and where they see the greatest opportunities ahead.

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Is TikTok the New Google? How Social Media is Changing Search

by Jala Byrd

Since Yahoo! Search gained popularity in the 1990s, nearly every search engine has followed the same structure. As many platforms came and went, one remained dominant: Google. Today, Google is so ingrained in our daily lives that it has become a verb. But the way… Read More »Is TikTok the New Google? How Social Media is Changing Search

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Critical Trends for Law Schools in 2025

by Stacia Klasen, Consultant

We are constantly studying the law school market closely, with a specific focus on the following important topics: As part of this, we recently surveyed eight Law School Deans from across the spectrum of institutions, which helped to inform where these trends are heading. Below… Read More »Critical Trends for Law Schools in 2025

Should Your University Focus More on Attracting Adult Learners?

by Stacia Klasen, Consultant

There’s an interesting trend happening – “older” undergraduate students aged 25+ (i.e., those who fall outside of the traditional age range of a college student) are enrolling at 4-year private non-profit and for-profit institutions at a higher rate than publics, while “younger” students are more… Read More »Should Your University Focus More on Attracting Adult Learners?

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Podcast Episode: The Demanding Times We Live In

by Eduvantis

President Tim Westerbeck joins Jim Ellis, former dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and David Ikenberry, former dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder, on the latest episode of the Deans Counsel… Read More »Podcast Episode: The Demanding Times We Live In

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USNWR MBA Rankings Release – The Latest Enrollment Trends

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Each year, the release of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools Rankings sparks discussion and decision-making among MBA hopefuls and business schools alike. Though these rankings have had their fair share of controversy, our research indicates that they are still the most… Read More »USNWR MBA Rankings Release – The Latest Enrollment Trends