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Written by: Frank Fletcher, Executive Director of Graduate Programs, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business

One of the aspects of graduate management education that makes it truly unique is the diversity of academic and professional backgrounds its students bring to the program. It is the aim of nearly all business schools to enhance this diversity by continuing to blend students with strong foundations in the fundamentals of business education with students whose backgrounds are more steeped in the liberal arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, etc. Of course, this diversity also creates one of the great challenges of graduate management education: No program can expect its students to enter day one on an even playing field. Creating an academic experience that keeps those who are more technically advanced interested while responding to the needs of those with less exposure to the language of business is no easy task.

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