A new application year begins! Renee Cherubin ’06, senior director of Full-Time MBA admissions, cuts the purple ribbon and provides tips for essays and interviews
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A VP of Pride@Kellogg’s Prospectives Team Shares His Experience
To Jamal Little (2Y 2021) “Pride@Kellogg always felt like a home.” In this post he shares advice for members of the LGBTQIA+ community considering an MBA, and what they should look for in a business school.
Exploring South Africa through GIM and a Summer Internship
Shifali Gupta (2Y 2020) visited South Africa not once, but twice last year. She shares her reflection on the diversity of experiences students can achieve through their Kellogg journey.
2020 Bollywood Bash Digital Dhamaka: Uniting a Community Over Zoom
5000+ viewers, 120+ performers, 7 Bollywood celebrities and one united community — all in the middle of a pandemic. Hear the story of how it came together from organizers Akshat Agarwal (2Y 2020), Achal Shah (MMM 2020) and Tarini Sundar (2Y 2020).
A Student-Led Pledge in Support of the Black Community at Kellogg
The following pledge was written by student allies following conversations with a Black classmate. They chose to circulate it following receipt of the June 1 letter from the Full-Time Black Management Association. It has been and continues to be signed by students, faculty and staff.
A Letter from the Full-Time Black Management Association
“We are not okay.”
Kellogg Student and Professor Co-Found Circular Fashion Brand
Marcus Schneider (2Y 2020, Zell Fellow) shares the story of his partnership with Professor Paul Earle to launch again&again, a circular fashion brand “on a mission to provide more comfortable jeans designed to never be thrown out, but instead, upcycled into a new jean and worn again and again (and again and again).”
A Fashion Brand Pivots to Manufacture PPE During COVID-19
Michelle Zighelboim’s (2Y 2020, Zell Fellow) ready-to-wear fashion brand, Zéta, enables women “to build a versatile wardrobe that can be easily mixed and matched to create multiple, strong looks.” But with the disruption of COVID-19, Michelle realized her fashion brand was uniquely equipped to manufacture PPE to support the surrounding community and frontline healthcare workers. Here is her story.
Bringing Back the Kellogg PE & VC Conference
“With career placement in private equity and venture capital at all time highs, it is clear Kellogg students are more interested in the world of private investing than ever before.” Elissa Estopinal and Connor Ryan (both 2Y 2020) share their experience and reflections co-chairing the 2020 Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference at Kellogg.
How the 2020 Kellogg Energy Case Competition Pivoted During COVID-19
Gabriel Meizner (2Y 2020) runs through the decisions and teamwork that brought the 2020 Kellogg Energy Case Competition to life. He writes: “As I listened to the Zoom applause following the live result announcement ceremony that hosted 80 participants from around the world, I thought ‘This is what I came here for.’”
How an Alumna’s Winery Is Turning to Those in Need During COVID-19
“One of the most inspiring things for me was seeing how quickly our employees came together with meaningful solutions and ideas during these unprecedented times,” writes Stephanie Gallo ’99, CMO of E. & J. Gallo Winery.
Growing Careers Through Education and Technology
Inspired by her classmates, Karen Liu Chen (2Y 2021) shares how she changed her mindset during COVID-19 and returned to her interest in edtech through her work with RevoU, an Indonesian startup that provides a virtual education in digital marketing for those who want to kickstart their careers.