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Oct 08, 2024

The Challenge of Taking on a Drug Giant

Quotes Paul Argenti on activist investor Starboard Value's $1 billion stake in Pfizer, despite drugmakers not being obvious targets for shareholder activism.

Oct 07, 2024

Starboard’s Stake in Pfizer ‘Doesn’t Make Any Sense to Me at All’, Says Dartmouth’s Paul Ar...

Paul Argenti joins CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss how activist investor Starboard Value amassed a roughly $1 billion stake in drugmaker Pfizer, whether Pfizer makes sense as an activist target, and more.

Oct 05, 2024

Favorite Traditions at the Top MBA Programs

Quotes Lauren Baltrus T’24 on her favorite tradition she experienced at Tuck, the Tuck Band.

Oct 03, 2024

“This Couldn’t Have Come at a Worse Time”: Exporters Brace for Port Strike Delays

Highlights insights from Emily Blanchard on the repercussions of the port strike along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast.

Oct 02, 2024

Beyoncé Released a Song and Levi’s Saw Its Moment

Highlights the campaign partnership between Levi’s and Beyoncé which was inspired by Beyoncé’s most recent album, Cowboy Carter.

Oct 02, 2024

Top Japan Bankers Predict Share Gains, BOJ Rates at 1%

Features insights from Toru Nakashima T’91, CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, on potential increases in domestic share prices and interest rates from the Bank of Japan following the appointment of Japan’s new prime minister.

Oct 01, 2024

Why Fabletics Remains an Early Adopter in a Fast-Paced Industry

Features Meera Bhatia T’04, COO of Fabletics, in a podcast episode on the role of Gen AI in retail and how Fabletics plans to utilize AI to enhance efficiency across the company.

Sep 30, 2024

Levi’s Gets Nostalgic with Beyoncé in First Chapter of New Campaign

Quotes Kenny Mitchell D’97, T’04, global CMO of Levi Strauss & Co, on the brand’s partnership with Beyoncé.

Sep 28, 2024

Favorite MBA Professors of the Class of 2024

Quotes Ta-Von Wilson T’24 on his favorite professor at Tuck.

Sep 27, 2024

How to Work for a Boss Who Always Changes Their Mind

Features insights from Sydney Finkelstein on the difficulties of reporting to and navigating a working relationship with an indecisive boss.

Sep 18, 2024

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class of 2026 Profile: Record GMAT & Diverse Experience

A feature story about the Tuck class of 2026 that highlights the class’s record average GMAT score of 727, strong undergraduate GPA, years of professional experience, and diversity.

Sep 18, 2024

New App Aims to Strengthen Bonds Between Grandparents and Grandchildren

Highlights Kinsome, a digital platform that facilitates connection and conversation between grandparents and grandkids, founded by Eben Pingree T’13.

Sep 18, 2024

Biggest Myths About Your Favorite Business Schools

Quotes T’24s Ta-Von Wilson and Ben Marshall in an article dispelling myths associated with top business schools.

Sep 18, 2024

It Was Much Harder To Get Into Dartmouth Tuck’s MBA Program This Year. Here’s Why...

A feature article about the Tuck class of 2026.

Sep 16, 2024

Game Changers: Leela Srinivasan—Parity

Features Leela Srinivasan T’06, CEO of Parity, a sports marketing and sponsorship platform focused on women athletes, and the impact she’s made since becoming chief executive.

Sep 15, 2024

America’s Institutions Retreat from Activism

Quotes Paul Argenti on corporate and academic institutions weighing in on social justice debates and the recent trend toward neutrality.

Sep 15, 2024

The 100 Highest-Funded MBA Startups Of 2024

Highlights Helm Health cofounded by T’20s Ross Klosterman and Brodie Stone.

Sep 13, 2024

The Favorite Courses of MBAs

Quotes Ben Marshall T’24 on his favorite course at Tuck.

Sep 10, 2024

Meet The MBA Class Of 2026: The ‘Do Anything, Be Anyone’ Cohort

Features Brooke VanRosendael T’26 in a preview of Poets&Quants’ forthcoming Meet the Class series profiling first-year MBA students at business schools around the world.

Sep 06, 2024

I’ve Led Multiple Tech Businesses. This Is the Biggest Mistake Startup Leaders Make

Chris O’Neill T’01, CEO of GrowthLoop, shares the lessons he learned about establishing and growing a successful startup business.

Sep 06, 2024

Biden Indicates He’ll Cite National Security Concerns to Block Sale of U.S. Steel

Dean Matthew Slaughter joins NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss President Biden potentially blocking the takeover of U.S. Steel by Japanese company Nippon.

Sep 05, 2024

Kinsome Aims to Bridge the Generation Gap with Its New App for Kids and Grandparents

Highlights Eben Pingree T’13 and his new app, Kinsome, which is designed to better facilitate communication between children and grandparents, making it easier to share daily updates and memories.

Sep 05, 2024

Don’t See How Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal Poses a National Security Risk: Dartmouth’s Matthew Sla...

Dean Matthew Slaughter joins Squawk Box to discuss plans by the Biden administration to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, whether the deal poses a national security risk, and more.

Sep 05, 2024

Tips on Tipping

Quotes Laurens Debo on the culture of tipping today, the social pressure to tip, and its impact on an establishment’s operations.

Sep 04, 2024

A Breast Pump Startup Wants to Give Working Mothers More of Their Day Back

Mentions the collaboration between MilkMate and Tuck to support nursing parents by installing the company’s all-in-one breast pumping solution on the Tuck campus.

Sep 04, 2024

The Hot New Status Symbol: Phone Calls

Features insights from Michelle Kinch on the trend of companies downsizing or eliminating call centers to cut costs and the impact this can have on consumers.

Sep 03, 2024

Colgate University and Dartmouth College Partner to Offer Bridge Program

Highlights the new institutional partnership between Tuck and Colgate University which gives Colgate students access to the Tuck Business Bridge Program.

Aug 31, 2024

20 Biggest Surprises For First-Year MBAs

Quotes Ben Marshall T’24 on the interconnected educational experience at Tuck.

Aug 30, 2024

The Best Cities for MBAs

Quotes Ben Marshall T’24 and Lauren Baltrus T’24 on Hanover being one of the best cities to live in while pursuing an MBA.

Aug 29, 2024

Nvidia Faces Challenge as ‘Promise of AI’ Is Ahead of Results, Says Elevation Partner’s McNamee

Roger McNamee T’82, cofounder of Elevation Partners, joins Squawk on the Street to discuss his thoughts on Sam Altman and OpenAI and outlooks on Nvidia.

Aug 29, 2024

Why This Ivy’s Top-Ranked Business & Medical Schools Are Partnering on a New Master’s Deg...

Highlights the new Master of Health Administration degree at Dartmouth which is the first MHA program to be jointly led by a top-ranked business school, Tuck, and an Ivy League medical school, Geisel.

Aug 28, 2024

Roger McNamee on Possible Reasons Zuckerberg Accused Biden Admin of Content Censorship Pressure

Roger McNamee T’82, cofounder of Elevation Partners, joins CNN's Quest Means Business to discuss why Mark Zuckerberg accused the Biden administration of pressuring Meta to censor content about COVID-19.

Aug 28, 2024

How Ozempic Is Reshaping the Resale Market

Quotes Tracy Sun T’05, cofounder of Poshmark, on how the popularity of Ozemic as a weight loss solution has impacted the fashion industry.

Aug 27, 2024

What It Means to Be a Value Investor

Sarah Ketterer T’87, CEO and founder of Causeway Capital Management, joins Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein to discuss how she approaches value investing, and more.

Aug 24, 2024

Little-Known Company Key to $20 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Deal

Features Eric Winn T’14, CEO of C&S Wholesale Grocers, and how C&S is set to neutralize antitrust concerns in the supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons by acquiring 579 new stores.

Aug 22, 2024

Honeycomb Credit Launches Mobile App as Part of Nationwide Push

Features George Cook T’17, cofounder and CEO of Honeycomb Credit, in a story about the company's new mobile app.