# Recent Executive MBA graduate Robert Spillane is interviewed about his​ Stern​ experience; Paula Steisel Goldfarb, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions, Financial Aid and Academic Affairs​, is quoted

1 School News August 17, 2017 ![Chicago Tribune logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036769.gif?itok=8DjrVWuj)>

Excerpt from the [Chicago Tribune](http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-older-mba-students-20170817-story.html) -- "'While we are not targeting a specific age group, we’re looking for students that can engage in dialogue across the classroom that is at a high level,' said Paula Steisel Goldfarb, associate dean of MBA admissions, financial aid and academic affairs at Stern. ... 'What I liked about Stern was the senior level of executives with 14 to 15 years of experience from large organizations,' \[Spillane\] said. 'Many were close enough with my age and life group to ask about work and how they manage the C-suite and balance children and family and career. I thought I would learn from them in a different way than I would from a younger cohort.'"

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