How can business education evolve to reflect new societal expectations and redefine its true purpose? Host Eileen McAuliffe and Andrew J. Hoffman discuss how today’s business schools have strayed from their original purpose and explore ways they might find their way back to greater meaning and relevance for a changed world.

As funding models shift, how can business schools stay resilient? Wharton’s Serguei Netessine shares what works.

What if business schools were evaluated not by rankings but by how students and faculty perceived their impact on society?

In this inaugural episode of AACSB Pulse, host Eileen McAuliffe, who is AACSB's executive vice president, chief thought leadership officer, and managing director of EMEA, talks with Sherif Kamel, dean of the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at the American University in Cairo, as well as chair of AACSB's 2024-25 board of directors. Eileen and Sherif discuss three pressing questions related to business schools as leaders today: How have geopolitical shifts impacted the strategic priorities of business schools? What role does collaboration play in ensuring a culture of continuous innovation in business schools today, and how is AACSB supporting such collaboration? How effectively are business schools today leveraging emerging technologies—from data analytics, to AI, to immersive learning—in their curricula, research, and operations, and where do they have opportunities for improvement? Tune in to learn more!