MBA

This fall, Renee Pacini, EMBA ’07, begins her tenure as the president of the Fox School of Business Alumni Association (FSBAA). The Fox Editorial Team caught up with Pacini to introduce her to the larger Fox School community.  Pacini shares how the FSBAA changed her personal and professional life, what her goals as president are […]

For years, an MBA is how professionals have gotten from A to B in their careers. The MBA bump, as it is commonly called, usually manifests as a salary increase or a promotion. These days, it’s not uncommon for the MBA bump to coincide with the baby bump. So how can you learn to balance […]

“Challenge yourself, show up prepared, go to that networking event (even if you’re tired and you have assignments to complete), and have fun,” Janae Silver, MBA ’20, advises. “It’s not easy, but it’s worth it. Your rewards will be confidence, discipline and a growing network, among many other benefits.”  Silver knows all about discipline and […]

In this time of being apart from our friends and colleagues, innovation and connectedness have become integral to our mental well-being. That was the idea behind “Working Together Alone – Struggles and Advice for Remote Workers with our MBA/MS Students,” a discussion led by the Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD) at the Fox School […]

Kristi DeSimone, BA ’01 and MBA ’17, didn’t expect to find her future husband when she enrolled in the Fox Online MBA program. She already held degrees in communications and adult education, and she wanted to round out her education with a business degree to boost  her career. She chose the Fox OMBA for the […]

Every industry analyzes data to understand and predict customer behavior, and, in today’s data-driven world, executives must be able to understand, make sense of the data and tell stories that help drive profitability. The Fox MSBA program has shaped minds to understand data and visualize and analyze it for decision making. This requires a mix […]

The working world of broadcast news is different from just about any other industry there is. The nine-to-five workday was just getting started for millions of Americans, but for the staff at NBC10, the work never stopped. Inside the sunbathed 11th floor of Center City’s Comcast Technology Center, the editorial meeting was filled with sounds […]

Expert advice from an OMBA alumna and Comcast employee who is currently working remotely As classes and companies go remote during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristi DeSimone, MBA ’17, has advice based on her experience in the Online MBA program for students at the Fox School of Business. DeSimone pursued an online program so that she […]

“We have the Internet of Everything but not the inclusion of everyone,” says Ajaypal Singh Banga, CEO of MasterCard. Members of the Temple University community echo that sentiment, and many shape their careers on working to change it. We spoke with students and alumni who are working to create a more inclusive, accessible society through […]