This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Landing a banking or consulting job used to be the main reason for going to B-school. These days, it's just as likely to be launching a business<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/qLifS1023EM" height="1" width="1"/> The economic crisis has hit executive MBA and non-degree programs hard, but the savviest are adapting to the new market<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/2KbeTGPJ2B8" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/LAD0F_6hF5o" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/ej9feNnYTDc" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/Gsx2nkupODE" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/zpfUwC_DbFI" height="1" width="1"/> Haas, Manchester, and Iowa are among the B-schools striving to build Asia ties through EMBA and alternative degree programs<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/aF8CR7hh6Pk" height="1" width="1"/> BusinessWeek editors discussed the 2009 EMBA, part-time MBA, and executive education rankings with an online audience. Here's what was said<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/WQ1N-APTA7E" height="1" width="1"/> BusinessWeek's methodologies for ranking part-time MBA, executive MBA, and exective-education programs differ, but they share a focus on end-user satisfaction<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/omy0wWmPVSs" height="1" width="1"/> Not everybody can take two years off to get an MBA. If you're considering a part-time MBA, our ranking of the best U.S. programs is a good place to start.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/ej9feNnYTDc" height="1" width="1"/> Haas, Manchester, and Iowa are among the B-schools striving to build Asia ties through EMBA and alternative degree programs<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/aF8CR7hh6Pk" height="1" width="1"/> BusinessWeek editors Louis Lavelle and Geoff Gloeckler will unveil the magazine's rankings of the top executive and part-time MBA programs during a live chat event<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/bDyUXrAESoE" height="1" width="1"/> Assistant Dean of Admissions Mary Miller fields questions on strategies for a winning application to Columbia's highly selective full-time MBA program<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/SDcWpKlGy1Y" height="1" width="1"/> The MBA Class of 2009 was hit harder than expected by the recession. At some top schools, 1 in 5 are jobless 3 months after graduation<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/7tlvI2bwQEY" height="1" width="1"/> Job placement for 2009 B-school graduates was far worse than almost anyone imagined, with even top schools reporting deep cuts in employment<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/RjNuho6Okck" height="1" width="1"/> When opportunity knocks, MBA students sometimes drop out, for a semester or a lifetime. The good news? You can come back<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/4j_y2l3HP5E" height="1" width="1"/> Mary Miller fields questions from potential applicants about getting into the elite MBA program, located in the business capital of the world<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/bschools/~4/3BmyanflGxI" height="1" width="1"/>