UNext.com has attracted leading scholars to assist our academic
development efforts. Our Academic
Advisory Board provides guidance that ensures we pursue the highest
educational standards.
For the Cardean
learning community, UNext.com has assembled a prestigious consortium of
leading business schools. The Cardean
Academic Consortium is working together with us to develop online
business education courses of the highest quality.
Academic Advisory Board
Kenneth J. Arrow was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Economics
for his contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare
theory. He is currently Professor Emeritus, Stanford University.
Gary S. Becker was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economics for
his work in human capital theory and the application of economics to crime
and punishment and other innovations in labor economics. He is currently a
University Professor at The University of Chicago (in both Economics and
Sociology) and is a regular columnist for Business Week magazine.
Merton H. Miller was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics
for his pioneering work in the theory of financial economics. He is
currently Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at The University of
Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
Cardean Academic Consortium
Columbia University
Founded in 1754 as King's College by
royal charter of King George II of England, Columbia University is the
oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the
fifth oldest in the United States. Overall, the university has produced 54
Nobel Prize winners, 12 National Medal of Science winners, and 15 Columbia
scholars have received the MacArthur Foundation award. For further
information regarding Columbia University, visit their website at: http://www.columbia.edu/
The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is one of
the nation's leading private universities and is affiliated with 69 Nobel
Prize winners. Founded on October 1, 1892 by John D. Rockefeller, the
university with support of the University of Chicago Hospitals, is also a
major economic anchor for the City of Chicago. Moreover, 11 members of the
university's faculty have been named Nobel laureates. For more
information, visit the University of Chicago website: http://www.uchicago.edu/
Stanford University
Founded by Leland and Jane Stanford
on October 1, 1891, the university has produced 12 Nobel Prize winners and
20 MacArthur Foundation recipients. Stanford's School of Engineering
consists of nine departments and offers the graduate degrees of Master of
Science, Engineer, and Ph.D. For additional information, visit the
Stanford University website at: http://www.stanford.edu/
London School of Economics and Political Science
The London
School of Economics and Political Science is one of the largest colleges
within the University of London and their studies cover the social,
economic and political problems concerning countries of every continent.
Originally founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, the school offers
a wide range of Master's and Ph.D. programs. For more information, visit
the school's website at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is an
internationally recognized research university that was founded in 1900 by
industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Also recognized as a
pioneer in the uses of computing in education, Carnegie has one of the
world's most sophisticated computing environments. With a distinctive
blend of academic programs, the university currently consists of seven
colleges and schools: the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of
Fine Arts, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Mellon
College of Science, the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, the
School of Computer Science, and the H. John Heinz III School of Public
Policy and Management. For more information, visit the Carnegie Mellon
University Web site at: http://www.cmu.edu/
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