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NEWSBYTES n YALE DEAN GOES TO APPLE Joel Polodny will leave his post as dean of the Yale School of Management in New Haven, Connecticut, to head Apple University, a new program at Apple that will promote the company's educational initiatives. Although the details of the program have not been released, it is likely that Polodny will be working on projects involving iTunesU as well as internal training. n NEW LIBRARY FROM ASPEN A new Curriculum Library for Employee Ownership (CLEO) has been jointly launched by the Employee Ownership Founda- tion, Aspen Institute Center for Business Education, and the Foundation for Enter- prise Development. CLEO will be housed on CasePlace.org, Aspen's free online resource for case stud- ies, syllabi, and teach- ing materials on busi- ness and sustainability. With the addition of CLEO, CasePlace.org becomes one of the largest collections of teaching materials about employee ownership available to business school faculty. n MBA GUIDE FOR VETS Military MBA, an education and employment network for military officers and noncommissioned officers, has created a ten-month planning guide for prospective MBA graduate degree candidates with military back- grounds. The guide, available at www.militarymba. net/10monthplan.html, walks candidates through each step they need to take to start an MBA program this August. Military MBA also has added a social network- ing feature, available at www.militarymba.net/signup. php, that enables registered users to search and build their own networks with others who have similar back- grounds and interests. Financial Times is a vital source of information, analysis, education and illumination in these confusing times. Covering far more than just finance, the FT offers your students current insights from business management to international relations. Today the FT is provided to colleges and universities in a total electronic package. Access is provided through the school Intranet. No passwords, no delivery issues, just complete electronic access campus wide. Educating the next generation of business professionals, politicians and academics is a tough challenge. We believe that the FT can make your job easier. For more information or to learn how to customize a program for your school contact Linda Talarico, Director of Education at 212-641-6412 or email linda.talarico@ft.com. Financial Times GlobalAlliance Program Your campus connection to global events BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 57 FT.com