WSJ: Dean of Tuck School Takes the Long View

Dr. Paul Danos, the dean of Tuck School of Business, is interviewed by Wall Street Journal's Ron Alsop about dean's plans for Tuck, the value of faculty research, and the changing world of B-school deans (Link).

Source: Wall Street Journal by Ron Alsop, October 9, 2007

The Guardian: Home and away

Dean Paul Danos via The Guardian about the unique experience international students can get by getting into Tuck:

"The bonding that takes place on a top full-time MBA campus is amazing," says Paul Danos, dean of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. "The sense of being 'all in it together' adds to the sharing and mutual learning."

Source: The Guardian by Chris Alden, September 30, 2006

Bloomberg: MBA Students Cheat More Than Other Grad Students, Study Finds

Dean Paul Danos via Bloomberg about Tuck's serious focus on fostering students' academic integrity."

Dartmouth's honor code fosters an atmosphere of respect for the rules and for fellow students," said Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business in Hanover, New Hampshire. "Of course, there are businesses that cheat and people who cheat, but that's not the way it's being taught."

Source: Bloomberg by Emily Sachar, September 25, 2006

The Times: One year or two: the great divide

Dean Paul Danos via The Times about the advantages of the classic two-year MBA program instead of the shorter ones:

“There are large numbers of brilliant young people with a variety of college degrees and experiences who want to change their lives and careers but who have little or no formal business education,” says Paul Danos, dean at Tuck. “They need the classic programme with an introductory year, a paid internship in the summer and a second year of in-depth electives.”

Source: The Times May 18, 2006

The Times: US has advantage in hunt for funds

Dean Paul Danos via The Times explains why Tuck enjoys the high-level of donations and endowments from its alumni base:

“It is a defining characteristic of our school, where our alumni, who benefited from the generosity of alumni while they were students at Tuck, are now helping today’s students become tomorrow’s business leaders and future supporters of the school.”

The Times also illustrates the Tuck's success in money-raising:

Tuck has embarked on a huge fundraising campaign. Its “investing in excellence” programme aims to raise $110 million (£61.6 million) by December 2009. In 2004-05, its first year, the campaign raised $66 million, with more than 24 gifts in excess of $500,000.

Last year 64 per cent of alumni contributed, the highest rate among business schools. This makes Tuck less reliant on tuition fees than most of its competitors. Fees bring in about 40 per cent of revenue compared with 60-80 per cent at most privately funded schools.

Source: The Times by Stuart Crainer May 18, 2006

BW: If You Know You'll Get An MBA...

Dean Paul Danos via Business Week about the suitability of undergraduate business degrees for MBA programs:

Another problem with using the undergraduate business degree as a stepping stone to the MBA is that it duplicates much of what students will encounter in grad school. Many classes students take as undergraduates, such as economics, accounting, and statistics, are also required for the master's. Some MBA programs allow students who have already taken these to substitute with electives. But few students do, believing they'll miss out on all-important networking. Explains Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business: "MBA programs aren't designed for people who have a lot of formal business training."

Source: Business Week by Geoff Gloeckler May 8, 2006

FT: Good times for Tuck

Dean Paul Danos via Financial Times attributes Tuck's success among MBA schools to its strategy:

"We are small and personal and that leads to a loyalty factor," he says. "We say that everyone is important." Tuck students he adds are team players. The closeness of the school community means that its MBAs develop an affection for the school which translates into support when Tuck students return to the world of business.

Source: Financial Times by Linda Anderson April 28, 2006

WP: No Need to Feel Threatened

Dean Paul Danos via The Washington Post about the Tuck School of Business' focus on teamwork as one of the key factors for career success:

At Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, about half the grades are handed out for work that's done in teams; members of each team provide one another with anonymous feedback, and the school has hired counselors to help students absorb the lessons from this criticism. "In the past, you could go through business school and nobody would say you were coming across as a jerk," says Paul Danos, dean of the Tuck School. "But that might have been the most important factor in your future success as a manager."

Source: The Washington Post by Sebastian Mallaby April 17, 2006