When I was graduating from SUNY-Binghamton in 1981 with my MBA in Arts
Management, MBA's in the museum sector, or even the NFP sector in
general,were relatively rare, with UCLA being the only other full MBA
program analagous to ours.  Public administration or hospital administration
degrees were more frequent.

A few things have changed.  First, the professionalism of the nfp sector has
advanced considerably.  Why, back in the old days, sonny, most people who
were working in arts administration sort of landed there haphazardly.  Now
people are more methodical and receive professional level training for
administrative jobs at all levels in museums.

Second, the allure of the mba fast track has dimmed for a fairly large group
of people.  Rather than pursuing consultancies or corporate management
positions, there are some people graduating from the best law and business
schools who want to work in the nfp sector.


Eric Siegel
Director, Planning &
Program Development
The New York Hall of Science
http://www.nyhallsci.org


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