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$1.1M $421,756
SIMON WARNER SCHOOL
BUSINESS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
• Simon climbed 16 spots to #29 in Bloomberg • Warner offers guaranteed 50% school counseling
Businessweek’s Best US Business Schools in 2019, scholarships to up to 15 graduate students to help
and in 2020 returned to the top 35 in US News & address the statewide shortage of school counselors
World Report for the first time in a decade. Its studying to provide K-12 students with the guidance
trailblazing STEM-designated degrees across and socio-emotional support they need to succeed
all specializations and programs are in high- in school and in life.
demand, preparing students to lead and solve
the toughest challenges in today’s data-driven • Martha Mock, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
business environment. and Director of the Center for Disability and
Education, received the Leadership in Inclusive
• In a highly competitive MBA landscape, Higher Education Award from the State of the Art
scholarships are a critical component of Simon’s Conference in Syracuse, NY.
admissions strategy, helping to enroll more than
60% of top candidates for the Full-Time MBA • The Center for Learning in the Digital Age (LiDA)
program. Over $16M in total aid was awarded in launched and aims to provide the resources to help
2019 to students from diverse backgrounds schools and organizations to better capitalize on
around the globe. technology in educational settings. The LiDA
Center is led by former Dean, Raffaella Borasi.
• Student satisfaction and outcomes are at an all-
time high, supported by investments in the Jay S. • The Warner School’s Center for Urban Education
and Jeanne Benet Career Management Center, Success (CUES) hosted its third annual Symposium
experiential learning and revitalized physical to engage the community in a discussion of the role
spaces that transform the student experience. community schools play in addressing academic,
social, and emotional needs of students and families.
Over 100 attendees participated in the forum that
offered a variety of sessions led by community
leaders from 18 local, statewide, and national
organizations involved in developing partnerships
between schools and communities.
