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A few of my colleagues from GMU, Phil Auerswald ( @auerswald ) and Greg Werkheiser ( @masonsocent ) are off to ASU this weekend for the AshokaU Exchange , to discuss “disruption in higher education” (topic so hot it could fry an egg). We generally love Michael Crow and his ideas for ASU. I am going to dial into a ‘ blogger conference ‘ call at 4 pm MT and will tweet ( @campus_entre ) during the call. One thing I did notice, the event’s homepage states, “A two-day, invitation-only global... Read Full Story

Great story that supports the entrepreneurial opportunity that people see in the education markets and also my theory of the campus as the frontier for high impact entrepreneurship. See below where Kara Swisher of AllThingsD reports on the first Google hire announcement that he is leaving to join the Khan Academy . From the Business Insider : Google’s first hire — Craig Silverstein — and third employee after Larry Page and Sergey Brin is headed to join Salman Khan at Khan Academy... Read Full Story

If you are not paying attention to off campus entrepreneurship education and seed initiatives, then you should start. Read this great piece (h/t @MichaelGaiss ) by Fred Destin sharing his experiences and thoughts on Seedcamp and related issues. There seems to be a kind of marketing war going on between all of the incubation/acceleration programs, what with YCombinator getting 600 applications a minute or Techstars providing some awesome TV. At some level you could argue all these are... Read Full Story

In my research, I propose a framework for viewing the campus based on the Frontier Thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner. One of the attributes that Turner points to as having made the frontier an innovative and entrepreneurial place was that assets were readily available. Universities, like frontiers, also present asset rich environments that high impact entrepreneurs exploit. One such example is the library system — often with a massive, beautiful and inspiring library at the center. Does this... Read Full Story

Informative piece from the Business Insider of the Washington Post on DC Metro Business Schools (including GMU’s SOM) and their efforts to spread entrepreneurship beyond the business school. By Steven Overly: But for universities, entrepreneurship itself is relatively new as a field of study. There’s less research and fewer textbooks to support it than other subjects, leaving some schools to struggle with how to best build it into the curriculum. An academic bridge Students from across... Read Full Story

Gonna try and make this twitter chat from @AshokaU on disruption in higher education . This chat will focus MITx : MITx, One Small Step for MIT; One Giant Leap for Higher Education — hope they go broader in the #socentchat. See you there. At first, disruptions tend to be primitive, but two key elements allow them to take root and flourish. The first is a technology enabler, which allows the innovation to improve predictably and scale to serve more and more users over time. In the case of... Read Full Story

Inc on an interesting study pointing to Engineers over MBA’s. You’ve finished your undergraduate degree and you’re peering into the haze of your future. Would it be better to continue on to an MBA or do an advanced degree in a nerdy pursuit like engineering or mathematics? Sure, tech skills are hugely in demand and there are a few high-profile nerd success stories, but how often do pencil-necked geeks really succeed in business? Aren’t polished, suited and suave MBA-types more common at the... Read Full Story

I was fortunate to attend the Startup VA launch on Jan 31 @georgemasonu Founder’s Hall. Part of the initiative is to connect students to startup opportunities. I was fortunate to get my first taste of a startup while I was a student at the Booth School of Business. Couldn’t stop with startups after that. From Startup DC : Startup DC is pleased to announce the Startup DC Student Career Expo on March 5th! For the first time ever, startups will be able to attend a single regional career fair... Read Full Story

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