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In a Financial Times ranking released today, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business climbed from No. 20 to No. 18 in custom executive education among all schools in the U.S. and around the globe. Bruce Behn, associate dean for graduate and executive education, credited the ranking to the personalized,…

Joining the U.S. military is the textbook definition of commitment. Service members stay the course no matter what – developing discipline, organizational skills and leadership abilities that serve them throughout their lives. And yet, some 80 percent of them leave their first post-military job within two years. U.S. Air Force…

To recognize the more than 17,700 students who earn their degrees annually from graduate and professional education programs in Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee proclaimed April 4-8 Graduate Education Week. The proclamation acknowledges that these programs promote academic excellence and critical thinking skills; increase the earning power of Tennessee citizens; attract…

In the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Business Schools Specialty rankings released today, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business Supply Chain Management graduate programs ranked No. 3. among public institutions and No. 4 nationally. This marks the eighth year in a row that the supply chain graduate…

Conceived and funded in 1997 as a private program to teach a healthcare firm’s physicians the business side of healthcare delivery, the Physician Executive MBA (PEMBA) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, launched in 1998 as an MBA program open to all physician leaders. Celebrating its…

When Haley Massey (ProMBA, ’21) entered the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business Professional MBA program, she was a client relationship manager for the Nashville office of Cardinal Health, a multinational healthcare services company. Upon graduating less than two years later, she had been promoted twice. Massey credits…

Supply chain disruptions can severely impair a company’s financial health. One well-known study analyzing more than 800 supply chain disruptions between 1989 and 2000 showed firms that suffered major supply chain disruptions experienced devastating consequences, such as sales declining by 93 percent and operating income dropping by 107 percent.[1] Companies…

Since Poets and Quants began tracking graduate program GMAT averages in 2016, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business MBA has shown more growth than any other school’s MBA, public or private. According to a recent Poets and Quants article, Haslam’s average GMAT score climbed 53 points, from…

In 2020, the pandemic upended the global economy — and melted resistance to remote work. Forced to adapt in the moment, businesses accelerated their use of digital tools, normalized virtual meetings and embraced flexible scheduling to keep their employees safe, healthy and productive. When the year began ClearPlan Consulting depended…

Students graduating in December 2021 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of BusinessPrograms for Working Professionals acquired valuable knowledge and skills that they applied at their workplace as they pursued their degrees. As these professionals changed their academic status from “students” to “alumni,” some shared what they gained…