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Faculty,
Teaching and Research
The Kellogg faculty is an esteemed body of scholars
and successful practitioners, recognized for their
insightful analyses and their ability to push the
frontier of thought within their respective academic
disciplines and professions. They are also known for
their commitment to their students and the quality
of the learning within their classrooms.
Kellogg faculty members are experts on business practice,
markets and public policy
Kellogg faculty members work closely with managers
in large corporations, family businesses, startups,
nonprofits, and government entities. Through teaching,
consulting and board activities, Kellogg faculty remain
in touch with the strategic and management problems
that real organizations face. As a result, our professors'
research-based knowledge offers managers cutting-edge
insights and approaches to these problems. Through
their teaching and other activities, our faculty are
exposed to varied perspectives at all management levels,
from fast-tracking analysts and mid-level rising stars
to senior officers and CEOs. The faculty use their
real-world knowledge to augment their academic training.
This approach keeps Kellogg School professors abreast
of changes in the management landscape and reinforces
their research to arm faculty with fresh examples
and cases for their classroom teaching.
Kellogg faculty members are teachers
Kellogg faculty are distinctive in their ability to
balance research and consulting with teaching. Our
professors have a passion for sharing their knowledge,
and they truly enjoy working with students. In the
classroom, the faculty challenge their students and
engage them in a dialogue that builds on their prior
professional experience and enables students to be
co-creators of knowledge.
In 2007, students in the Full-Time and Part-Time MBA
Programs nominated 87 faculty members for the L.G.
Lavengood Professor of the Year Award, resulting
in a first-ever
tie.
Below
are some reasons why Kellogg faculty are so successful
in the classroom.
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Each new faculty member attends orientation, is
assigned a mentor and is trained on teaching techniques
effective within the Kellogg learning environment.
- New
faculty do not teach in their first quarter at Kellogg,
rather they observe senior colleagues to become
familiar with the Kellogg approach.
- Students
evaluate every class, with the results posted publicly.
Kellogg faculty members are thought leaders
Research is a vital component of the Kellogg School's
program; faculty have developed ground-breaking theories
in all functional disciplines, including strategy,
banking, negotiations, game theory and marketing.
Kellogg research centers, drawing on the vast resources
of Kellogg and Northwestern University, serve as a
focal point for in-depth study of topics ranging from
ethics to consumer behavior to strategy. Through research,
faculty members remain at the forefront of knowledge
and bring to the classroom the excitement that comes
with new developments in their fields. |
