University of Chicago Booth School of Business Admissions Blog
University of Chicago Booth School of Business Launches New “Booth Insider” Admissions Blog
The admissions staff at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business yesterday announced the launch of the “Booth Insider,” a new admissions blog where prospective applicants can get all the latest news about the school and its admissions process.
The new blog replaces outgoing Dean of Admissions Rose Martinelli’s “Rose Report.” Martinelli announced earlier this week that she will be leaving her post as admissions director to assume a new role as assistant vice president of enrollment management for the University of Chicago. Kurt Ahlm, a senior member of the admissions team under Martinelli, will serve as Chicago Booth’s new dean of admissions.
In an introductory post to the Booth Insider, Ahlm pledged to continue Martinelli’s commitment to providing transparency in the admissions process. He also added that the new blog will not have just one voice, but rather eight different contributors from the admissions team. “With these different voices, you’ll be able to obtain multiple perspectives on issues affecting prospective students,” he wrote. He also invited input from readers about topics they would like to see covered. “If there is a topic we haven’t addressed, let us know!” he wrote. “We want t make sure we’re covering topics of interest to you.”
In a subsequent post yesterday, the Booth Insider shared news that will surely be of interest to all prospective applicants, namely the appointment of the school’s next dean. In case you missed Clear Admit’s post on the topic yesterday, Stanford Graduate School of Business Senior Associate Dean Sunil Kumar has been appointed to serve as the next dean of Chicago Booth, replacing outgoing dean Ted Snyder. Kumar, an expert in operations research, will assume his new role on January 1, 2011.
In the meantime, Professor Harry Davis will serve as interim dean of the school. Davis, a longtime member of the Booth community, helped create the Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD) Program at Chicago Booth, a unique program designed to help first-year students develop and practice key communication skills. |