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IU’s Online MBA Program Ranks Third Best in Nation

First Posted: 5/24/13 04:16 PM EDT Updated: 5/24/13 04:16 PM EDT
Originally published April/May 2013

BY KELLY KENDALL Getting in on the ground floor of a solid new venture is a smart business tactic. It’s also one that has helped propel the online graduate-degree program of IU’s Kelley School of Business to a ranking of third best in the country, according U.S. News & World Report. The long-running Kelley Direct online MBA program earned its spot among more than 200 similar offerings nationwide. This is the first time that U.S. News & World Report has ranked online business programs. Washington State University finished first in the rankings and Arizona State University second. The Kelley School’s high ranking wasn’t exactly a shock, says Clinical Associate Professor Philip Powell, faculty chair of the Kelley Direct online MBA [...]

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Harpeth Rising: Four Jacobs School Grads Make a Name in Nashville

First Posted: 5/23/13 04:30 PM EDT Updated: 5/23/13 04:31 PM EDT
Originally published April/May 2013

BY CAIRRIL MILLS The Nashville, Tennessee-based band Harpeth Rising, a quartet made up of IU Jacobs School of Music alumni, has been on one long road trip, from Bloomington to Hawaii to the United Kingdom. The quartet’s achievements are wide-ranging, too, from being named Nashville’s top local band in 2010 to having their third and latest CD, The End of the World, at the top of an international folk chart. Harpeth Rising’s genesis was a trip from Bloomington to California made in 2007 by co-founders Jordana Greenberg and Rebecca Reed-Lunn, with a stop in Colorado to attend the Telluride Bluegrass festival. The pair busked across the country and then shipped Greenberg’s car to Hawaii for a year-long stint playing gigs [...]

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