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From greeting international guests at the airport and serving as a host city ambassadors, to broadcasting games as a color commentator and working on tournament sponsorships, CSOM alumni were at the center of the action during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

For retirees, dividends have long been a popular source of income, but research by CSOM prof Samuel Hartzmark shows while investors often view dividends as “free” income, they actually come at the expense of a stock’s price, reports @WSJ.

Tech company Nvidia recently announced that they expect their revenue to grow by 70% next year. Such long-term forecasts can be helpful for investors and analysts, but can also have big consequences, prof Amy Hutton explains in @Marketplace.

Carroll School MBA students are learning to use AI without losing sight of business fundamentals. Jack Ryan, MBA/MSF ’26, shares that “BC taught me that AI is most powerful when paired with solid human judgment, domain expertise, and continuous learning.”

When Talia Kusmirek ’27 accepted her internship, she didn’t expect to be leading social-media strategy or taking a business trip to London. But as AI takes on work usually assigned to entry-level roles, interns are given more responsibility, reports @WSJ.

What can a business school learn by rethinking the part-time MBA? After trying a cohort-based model, the Carroll School refined its approach to give students greater autonomy. “What we promote is flexibility,” dean Marilyn Eckelman told @PoetsAndQuants.