Month: November 2012

Tweet Your Way to B-School: Bloomberg BusinessWeek on a Tippie Admissions Experiment

On By W.W. NortonIn How is Technology Changing Us?, Is Pop Culture Actually Good for Us?7 Comments

Apply for an MBA program with a tweet-sized essay? Sounds easy! But don’t get too excited. University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management initiated that innovative idea two years ago—and they’ve already abandoned it. Alison Damast filed this report in Bloomberg BusinessWeek in November 2012. Read it here: Damast, "Tippie’s Twitter Essay: An MBA Admissions Experiment …

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Still Dreaming?: David Samuels, Barack Obama, and Jay-Z on the American Dream

On By W.W. NortonIn What's Up with the American Dream?46 Comments

When you think of experts on the American Dream, Jay-Z may not be the first name that comes to mind. Atlantic staff writer David Samuels, however, argues that not only is Jay-Z an ideal embodiment of the Dream, but also that Barack Obama has something to learn from him. This article was published the day …

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