Congratulations to our partners who were ranked among best leaders for women according to a new survey by Comparably, a compensation, culture and career monitoring website. Jason Nazar, CEO of Comparably, said these leaders push for a more inclusive hiring process and follow up with training and policies, such as parental leave, that support the […]
Read moreRegistration Is Now Open for the National Black MBA Association® 40th Annual Conference and Exposition
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA®) – the non-profit professional member-based organization that leads in the creation of educational and career opportunities for minority professionals – announced on Friday, June 1 that registration is open for the Association’s 40th Annual Conference and Exposition, taking place in Detroit, MI September 25-29, 2018. Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO at FedEx, […]
Read more2017 National Black MBA Association® Scale-Up Pitch Challenge Winner Makes 2018 FYI: FedEx Young Innovators List
During her last semester at Harvard Business School, Atima Lui turned down a prime Silicon Valley tech job to pursue a higher purpose: improving the confidence of dark-skinned women and girls. She built her company, Nudest, around the “Nudemeter” — technology that matches a woman’s skin tone to one of 54 in its system to […]
Read moreThe 2018 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity
Congratulations to our partners who were named amongst the nation’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity List that hire, retain and promote women, minorities and people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and veterans by DiversityInc. DiversityInc’s extensive annual survey, established in 2001, yields an empirically driven ranking based on recruitment, talent development, senior leadership commitment, and supplier diversity. […]
Read moreNational Black MBA Association® Announces the Establishment of the Bakari Henderson Memorial Scholarship Fund
ATLANTA–(May 15, 2018)–The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA®) announced on July 17, 2017 the formation of The Bakari Henderson Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of Bakari Henderson, a 22-year-old aspiring fashion designer from Austin, and former member of NBMBAA®, who was tragically murdered on July 7, 2017 on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Bakari was […]
Read moreCongratulations to Former LOT® Student Kayla Jackson | Ryan Leslie and Gary Vaynerchuk Hear a Pitch That Could Save Students From Debt
Karen Civil and her special guests Gary Vaynerchuk and Ryan Leslie surprise the young entrepreneurs behind education tech startup PeduL, and drop a few gems on how to take their company to the next level.
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NBMBAA® Black Think Spring Symposium Recently Held at Morgan State University
The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA®) held another Black Think Symposium on May 1, 2018 on the campus of Morgan State University. Leaders from the corporate, private, nonprofit, government and education sectors gathered to brainstorm on key topics tied to the educational landscape. LePra George, Director of Collegiate Partnerships opened the symposium and introduced President […]
Read moreNATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP TO HONOR MURDERED SCHOLAR
The National Black MBA Association has announced the formation of the Bakari Henderson Memorial Scholarship Fund, named in honor of a 22-year-old graduate of the University of Arizona, world traveler, and budding entrepreneur who was senselessly killed while vacationing in Greece.
An aspiring fashion designer, Bakari Henderson had an entrepreneurial spirit and read books like Malcolm […]
NBMBAA’s Annual Conference and Expo has made TSNN’s 2018 List of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Shows!
Congrats to all of the winning shows!
Top 25 Fastest-Growing Shows – Attendance
103rd RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting
AHRMM 17
AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2017
ASIS International
ATA Trade Show (Archery Trade Association)
Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
CPhI North America & InformEx
Cultivate
EMS World Expo
FASHION COTERIE – Feb.
Fire-Rescue International
Halloween & Party Expo
IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017
ICAST (International Convention […]
Black MBAs: Improving African American Representation Within Business Schools
Harvard Business School and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) are pioneering initiatives to bolster African American representation within MBA cohorts
In 2016, a report by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) concluded that African Americans were starkly underrepresented in business schools.
Only 8% of US-origin GMAT examinees were black. Low representation in the business school pipeline had implications […]