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And the Best Executive M.B.A. Programs In 2008 Are...
The Wall Street Journal's first survey of executive M.B.A. programs measures which schools do the best job of turning up-and-coming managers into full-fledged leaders. The result: A ranking of 26 schools world-wide that accounts for the rigor needed to build tomorrow's corporate leaders and C-suite executives.

This Class Is Certified Organic
Medical educators are re-examining premed curriculum, largely unchanged for decades.
High-Degree Holders Show Power
Workers with professional degrees were the only group to see their inflation-adjusted earnings increase.
- Vote: Has your earnings potential stagnated?
Lessons on Harvard's Endowment
Harvard Management, which runs the university's endowment, generated a return of between 7% and 9% for fiscal 2008. How did Harvard do it? The key is diversification, and not just by investing in a variety of stocks and bonds.
A New View on TV
A group of young economists are using statistical techniques to examine how television affects society, and their research shows it's not all bad.
- Real Time Econ: How Entertainment Affects Time Use
What Every Freshman Needs to Know
If you're about to start your freshman year in college, the one thing likely neither you nor your parents is focusing on is money. To start your adult life on the best financial footing, consider these 10 rules while you're in school.