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Poets&Quants' recently released the seventh annual Best and Brightest Online MBAs and included two Huskers, Scott Holweger, '97 and '24, of Spring Hill, Kansas, and Megan O'Brien, '24, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Selected for their "strong academic performance, critical and consistent contributions, striking personal narratives and innate potential," the students joined others in the list of the world's top-ranked online MBA programs. » Full Article

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln fully online MBA@Nebraska ranked No. 7 in the latest The Princeton Review listing of the nation’s Top 50 Online MBA Programs. » Full Article

At two University of Nebraska–Lincoln Commencement ceremonies at Pinnacle Bank Arena and Memorial Stadium this weekend, nearly 760 business students will receive their degrees and become the newest Husker alumni. Doctoral and master's degrees will be awarded at the Graduate Commencement at 3 p.m., Friday, May 17, in Pinnacle Bank Arena, and bachelor's degrees will be conferred at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 18, in Memorial Stadium. Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett will preside over both ceremonies. » Full Article

Marlenia Thornton, ’11 & ’23, paired the online MBA@Nebraska with a Public Relations and Social Media Graduate Certificate to expand on her broadcast journalism background. The Lincoln Public Schools communications coordinator uses her strengths and storytelling skills to write her next chapter. » Full Article

At two University of Nebraska–Lincoln Commencement ceremonies at Pinnacle Bank Arena this weekend, 240 business students receive their degrees and become the newest Husker alumni. Doctoral, juris doctor and master's degrees will be awarded at the Graduate Commencement at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15 and bachelor's degrees will be conferred at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 16. Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett will preside over both ceremonies. » Full Article

Tessa Porter, ’09 & ’18, created award-winning candy by combining her culinary heritage with an enthusiasm for food science but was missing one important piece to deliver her delicacies to the marketplace. The MBA@Nebraska program provided the final ingredient for entrepreneurial success and prepared her to launch her own candy development and contract manufacturing company called Sprinkk. » Full Article