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University of Massachusetts Boston
College of Management

100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
United States

In the school's own words...

The College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston strives to inculcate a deep and abiding appreciation for issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and corporate social responsibility throughout the curriculum and ancillary activities. The College is dedicated to the University’s Urban Mission, which focuses our efforts on the underprivileged populations of Boston and surrounding communities; 59% of the university’s students are first-generation college students. The College subscribes to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) as well.

The College's Graduate Program curriculum offers extensive elective coursework in topics as varied as workplace diversity, global warming, compensation and benefits, globalization and outsourcing, business ethics, emerging nation development, and privacy regulation. The MBA core curriculum includes several courses, including Business and its Environment, Organizational Analysis and Skills, and Strategic Management, that compel students to examine the long-term social, cultural, and environmental impacts of business decisions globally. Cases, guest lectures, and special topics within the core curriculum reinforce the ethical obligations that inhere in managerial responsibility in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

The faculty of the College of Management conducts research and engages in service toward these ends as well. Our faculty regularly publishes socially conscious scholarly work in journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Sloan Management Review, Leadership Quarterly, Development Policy Review, and International Public Management Quarterly. Our faculty engages in service to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Departments of Social Services, Education, and Youth Services, the US Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Education, and Health and Human Services, and countless local, regional, and national nonprofit organizations. The College houses the Boston Small and Minority Business Development Center, the Center for Collaborative Leadership, and the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership, each of which has been recognized for service to the local and regional community.

Our graduate admissions process also incorporates a strong focus on encouraging diversity, rewarding service, and enabling access. We interview all local and most out-of-state applicants to ascertain on a more personal level how each student can contribute to the richness of the campus community, and our student body is the region’s most diverse among AACSB-accredited schools along every access, from ethnicity to gender, age to professional aspiration, socio-cultural background to disability status.

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