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The official account for #ChicagoBooth providing updates on faculty, alumni, students, research, events, and more.

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Spotlight on the Hyde Park campus’s stunning architecture: archway edition.
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“In general, the small businesses that are most successful with AI are not using it just for the sake of using AI but toward a clear business goal—tied directly to increasing revenue or decreasing costs,” says Chicago Booth’s Andrew Leon Hanna. @Suntimes ms.spr.ly/6015adqlc

Here's how some Chicago small businesses are ramping up their use of AI

Mary Nguyen Aregoni, owner of the West Loop restaurant Saigon Sisters, started using Gemini, Google’s AI tool, early this year. She took free online courses about AI and a webinar from Goldman Sachs’...

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🎙️ NEW podcast Can economists measure “vibe” in a way that explains consumer choices? Chicago Booth’s @GioCompiani talks about his research using AI to analyze “unstructured data.” ms.spr.ly/6018agvGY

How Measuring “Vibe” Can Explain Consumer Choices

Chicago Booth's Giovanni Compiani talks about his research using artificial intelligence to analyze "unstructured data" such as reviews and product photos.

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Research by Chicago Booth’s Alexander Frankel and Yale’s Navin Kartik quantifies the wasted effort people expend trying to stand out. @chicagoboothrev ms.spr.ly/6015adqq1

The Hidden Cost of Getting Noticed

Research quantifies the wasted effort people expend trying to stand out.

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Get the latest application tips from Booth’s Admissions team so you can apply to any of our MBA programs with confidence. ms.spr.ly/6010adqUM

Submit with Confidence: Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Tips and Next Steps

Check out our latest application tips and upcoming application deadlines to best prepare yourself to submit with confidence.

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Perspectives on Capitalism, a Chicago Booth MBA course now adapted for alumni, aims to add nuance to economic discussions. ms.spr.ly/6012adqsA

How Booth Alumni Are Rethinking Capitalism

Perspectives on Capitalism, an MBA course now adapted for alumni, aims to add nuance to economic discussions.

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CBR is celebrating 10 years, and we want to hear from you. 🎉 Do you have a favorite story, video, or podcast that shaped your thinking or the way you do your work? Tell us about it here or email review@chicagobooth.edu See our greatest hits: ms.spr.ly/6012aduSs
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EMBA students and alumni from all over the world visited Chicago earlier this summer for Electives Weeks. After classes, they had the chance to network at social events including dinners, a visit to City Winery Chicago, and a Chicago River cruise.
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When Chicago Booth’s Mike Minnis isn’t teaching accounting, you just might find him at a motorsports race. Get to know the professor in the video below, and learn more about his accounting research on the Chicago Booth Review Podcast: ms.spr.ly/6016a5PFu @chicagoboothrev
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🎙️ NEW podcast Why are sales skills life skills? Chicago Booth’s @michaelalter wants us to think about sales as less about convincing people and more about listening to them. ms.spr.ly/6019aduBc

Why Sales Skills Are Life Skills

Chicago Booth’s Michael Alter wants us to think about sales as less about convincing people and more about listening to them.

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Before rising to the top of sports medicine, orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole, MBA ’90, MD ’90, made an early bet that business skills belonged in healthcare. That gamble is still working in his favor. ms.spr.ly/6011aZiGv

Brian Cole, MBA ’90, MD ’90: Beyond the Operating Room

Before rising to the top of sports medicine, the orthopedic surgeon made an early bet that business skills belonged in healthcare. That gamble is still working in his favor.

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Is an MBA the right next step in your career? Booth’s Sokolov EMBA Program is a great option for professionals further along in their career who want to continue working while earning their degree. The application for the Fall 2027 start is now open. ms.spr.ly/6014aZiKn

Chicago Booth Sokolov Executive MBA Application Now Open for Fall 2027 Start

Is an MBA the right next step in your career? The application for Fall 2027 start is now open. Learn more about how to apply and start an application today.

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“It’s not rising market power, but new technology—AI being the latest example—that is probably the most important force reducing the labor share” of wealth, writes Chicago Booth’s Brent Neiman. @nytimes ms.spr.ly/6015aZiz5

Opinion | Why Labor’s Share of Wealth Is Shrinking

Workers’ share of our national income is declining rapidly but we’re not sure why.

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Sports have always been part of life for Nisha Bhuva, MBA ’24. So when she landed a role with the United States Golf Association as a product manager, it felt like a dream come true. Learn how Booth prepared her to succeed in the sports industry. ➡️ ms.spr.ly/6012aZcao
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Chicago Booth’s Erik Hurst, Christina Patterson, and coauthors found that from the end of 2020 through the end of 2025, 34 percent of workers’ wages didn’t keep up with inflation. @WSJ ms.spr.ly/6012aZiGy

Six Charts That Explain How Americans Really Feel About the Economy

Official data shows steady growth and low unemployment, but misses how rising costs have left many Americans behind.

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Chicago Booth’s Eric Zwick discusses the rise of an overlooked class of wealthy Americans. @chicagoboothrev ms.spr.ly/6010aZiKj

Who Are the Multimillionaires Among Us?

Chicago Booth’s Eric Zwick talks about the rise of an overlooked class of wealthy American.

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Private credit has expanded rapidly in recent years. Direct lending had nearly $800 billion in outstanding investments in the US in 2025, according to an estimate by Chicago Booth’s Amir Sufi and others. Read more in @chicagoboothrev. ms.spr.ly/6018aVBqQ

Direct Lenders’ Comparative Advantage

Research finds the industry specializes in particular types of borrowers.

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“It has been my great fortune to spend my entire career at Chicago Booth,” says professor Rob Gertner, who is celebrating 40 years at Booth. “Freedom to innovate coupled with a rigorous, discipline-based curriculum has always made teaching at Booth richly rewarding.”
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🎙️NEW podcast How do some "small business" owners profit from politics? Chicago Booth’s Eric Zwick discusses his new book (with Princeton's @omzidar) and how the wealthy bend policy to their advantage. ms.spr.ly/6014akw8y

How Some ‘Small Business’ Owners Profit from Politics

Chicago Booth’s Eric Zwick discusses how the wealthy bend policy to their advantage.

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Chicago Booth’s Erik Hurst discusses his research on AI adoption and its potential impact on the labor market, particularly on entry-level workers. @RichmondFed Listen to the podcast episode: ms.spr.ly/6015aVBof
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The next application deadline for Booth’s Evening and Weekend MBA Programs is September 25. Have questions about the application? Get answers and helpful tips from Booth’s admissions team. ⬇️ ms.spr.ly/6019aVBsD

5 Tips (and a few secrets) from the Part-Time Admissions Team

Have questions about which exam to take or what quarter you should apply? Our Part-Time Admissions team has answers to these questions and more.

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