Duke Fuqua Executive MBA Community
Find Yourself Here
There’s no one ideal type of applicant at Fuqua—the more diverse our student body is in backgrounds, industries and life experiences, the more our students learn from each other. Our executive MBA students describe, in their own words, the richness of our community.
Operation MBA: A Veteran’s Struggle with Imposter Syndrome (WEMBA)
Operation MBA: A Veteran's Struggle with Imposter Syndrome
The truth is that every student, regardless of their military background, may have feelings of uncertainty going into an MBA program.read more ❯
Being “The Only” in the Room Will Make You Part of the Team (WEMBA)
Being “The Only” in the Room Will Make You Part of the Team
As I near the twilight of my time at Fuqua, I can attest to the life-changing experience that only the Weekend Executive MBA learning journey can provide. read more ❯
A Family Member’s Life-Threatening Disease Propelled Me Toward an MBA (GEMBA)
A Family Member’s Life-Threatening Disease Propelled Me Toward an MBA
I have a unique story behind pursuing my MBA and my corporate passion: my oldest child was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. read more ❯
Managing an EMBA Program as a Small Business Owner (WEMBA)
Managing an EMBA Program as a Small Business Owner
As anyone who runs their own business knows, entrepreneurship ain’t easy! Your business takes over every single thought in your head from morning till night when you rest your precious little head on the pillow.read more ❯
Getting more women in the game
Inspiring More Women to Pursue an MBA (WEMBA)
Inspiring More Women to Pursue an MBA
I remember a few years ago when I began considering this process, I had no women colleagues who had even considered pursuing an MBA.read more ❯
Aspiring for Authenticity as an Executive MBA Student (WEMBA)
Aspiring for Authenticity as an Executive MBA Student
As I looked ahead to a full term of new classes, a demanding schedule at work and a long list of summer activities for my toddlers, I wondered how I’d manage it all. read more ❯
Gender Parity in an MBA: An Empowering Environment (GEMBA)
Gender Parity in an MBA: An Empowering Environment
Our Global Executive MBA Class of 2020 represented the highest ratio of women in any previous GEMBA class at Fuqua. read more ❯
Valuing different perspectives
Connecting With My Southeast Asian Roots in Bangkok (GEMBA)
Connecting With My Southeast Asian Roots in Bangkok
For most of my life, I chose to accept my mixed heritage, but I never really felt I had a cultural identity to fully embrace.read more ❯
Reflecting on My Fuqua Experience as a Woman of Color (WEMBA)
Reflecting on My Fuqua Experience as a Woman of Color
When reflecting on my career as a woman of color (WoC), a feeling to continue to aim for excellence became increasingly stronger as I added more experience to my resume, and I knew I wanted change.read more ❯
My Rewarding Journey at Duke and How I Got Here (GEMBA)
My Rewarding Journey at Duke and How I Got Here
An integral part of my time at Fuqua has been interacting and spending several weeks with people from backgrounds and cultures I’d never met before. read more ❯
Bringing your whole self
Making it Work as a Single Parent Pursuing an MBA (WEMBA)
Making it Work as a Single Parent Pursuing an MBA
Is having a full-time job while getting an MBA difficult? Is being a single parent challenging? How about having a full-time job while getting an MBA and being a single parent all at the same timeread more ❯
Does Work-Life Balance Exist During an Executive MBA? (GEMBA)
Does Work-Life Balance Exist During an Executive MBA?
Here’s my story and some tips for how others in similar situations can achieve work-life balance.read more ❯