Miami University's New B-School Dean Wants to Keep its 'Holistic' Approach Intact

If worldly experience were at the top of the list of credentials that Miami University officials consider essential for the new dean of its Farmer School of Business, Matthew Myers's resume would speak for itself: geologist, member of the US Army Airborne, and stints at Merrill Lynch and IBM. N...

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Published in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 2013-11, p.1
Main Author: Sager, Ira
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Appointments & personnel changes
Business education
Business schools
Curricula
Myers, Matthew
University administration
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Summary:If worldly experience were at the top of the list of credentials that Miami University officials consider essential for the new dean of its Farmer School of Business, Matthew Myers's resume would speak for itself: geologist, member of the US Army Airborne, and stints at Merrill Lynch and IBM. Next year, on Jul 1 to be exact, Myers will add a position to his curriculum vitae when he becomes the eighth dean of Miami's Farmer School of Business and its second Mitchell P. Rales Chair in Business Leadership. Myers does feel strongly about continuing the school's "holistic" approach, giving undergraduate students a broad background in business. That view contrasts with the approach of some undergraduate programs that tout their ability to produce students specializing in one or two areas -- say, sustainability or IT.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X