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New accreditation standards, an increasingly diverse membership, and the ongoing transformation of higher education will drive activity at AACSB International during 2013–2014. The association's new board chair examines how all these factors will work together to shape business education in the years to come. By Robert S. Sullivan 44 September/October 2013 BizEd Dave Porte r /G etty I mag es I n a sense, every new academic year feels like a pivotal one for business schools, but I believe that the 2013–2014 academic year is a tipping point for our industry. The landscape is changing, both for management education and higher education, and AACSB International has a definite role to play. Having been dean at three institutions—Carnegie Mellon University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of California, San Diego—I know how broad the business school community can be. Each school has its own mission, location, funding sources, financial model, faculty mix, and brand. As a result, management education is an increasingly diverse, complex, and competitive field, and it continues to evolve.