Duke Global Executive MBA Student Blog

As I reflect on our journey, we recognize that our hearts for humanity transformed a mere academic pursuit into a powerful force for positive transformation.

After three weeks of classes and pre-residency preparation, my Global Executive MBA classmates and I descended on the vibrant city of Bangkok, Thailand.

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.

Muay Thai has helped me connect to my Southeast Asian roots I had a hard time identifying with before.

Our residencies include class time, teamwork time, and excursions to different parts of the city—so the days are fun but jam-packed.

College is a time of exploration. Most people have four years (for those in undergrad, the clock is ticking y’all). Some people though, decide that four years are just simply not enough

Fuqua provides some phenomenal snacks and cuisine while Cross Continent MBA (CCMBA) students are in class residencies. With the buffet breakfasts, all-encompassing Fox Center cafeteria lunches, and per diem dinners—during which you are able to go out and explore the city—you are fed as well as if you were back at your parents' house