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 > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On > Behalf Of Automatic digest processor > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 12:30 AM > To: Recipients of MUSEUM-L digests > Subject: MUSEUM-L Digest - 15 Nov 1998 to 16 Nov 1998 (#1998-320) > > >