6 Questions on Wake Forest Quitting the Full-Time MBA

Wake Forest University will hold a conference call today at 3 pm EST with students/alumni to discuss its intent to eliminate its full-time MBA to focus on programs for working professionals. 

In the last day or so, I have had discussions with a several people, and have watched what people are posting on social media, and here are some six questions I think should be answered during the conference call.

Let me know what you think.

• Who came up with the idea and how long have administrators been discussing it? What was the faculty involvement?

• The administration should be asked to discuss the planned change within the context of the time, money and resources that have been invested in the full-time program, particularly over the last six years. How supportive has former Dean Steve Reinemund been with the decision?

• Will Wake Forest still offer part-time classes during the day? Or will all MBA classes take place at night or over the weekends?

• What impact, if any, will there be on MAs? Many of those students enroll in the MA program with an understanding that they will go to work and come back after a few years as part of the full-time program.

• Dean Charles Iacovou told the Triad Business Journal on Wednesday that there are no plans "at this time" to offer an online only degree. Is he keeping the door open for such a move?

• What other universities have eliminated their full-time MBA to focus exclusively on part-time programs? Is there any data available to show how successful they have been?

Those would be some of the questions I'd ask, both as an alumnus and as someone with a keen interest in the future of business school education. Am I missing anything?

UPDATE: A follower on Twitter had a great question to add: How will the change affect donors and endowed scholarships?