History & Legacy
A rich legacy of reinventing business education and shaping the future of business.
Kellogg is a premier global business school dedicated to groundbreaking teaching and research that shapes the practice of business around the world. As alumni, Kellogg Leaders possess a special combination of analytical, creative and social intelligence that enables them to lead with impact in the face of rapid change.
1908
Founded as The School of Commerce.
1965
Expanded degree portfolio by being the first business school to launch the One-Year MBA Program.
1969
Pioneered the team-based learning approach, enabling students to solve problems by leveraging the diverse viewpoints of their peers.
1979
Named J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a donation from the John L. and Helen Kellogg Foundation.
1979
Opened the James L. Allen Center, a continuing-education center which was the first of its kind and today hosts more than 6,000 executives each year.
1996
Dean Don Jacobs sowed the seeds of what became Kellogg’s premier executive MBA global network through a partnership with the Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration at Tel Aviv University.
2007
Launched Kellogg Insight, a digital publication covering the cutting-edge research and diverse perspectives of Kellogg faculty.
2017
Opened the Global Hub, a state-of-the art facility enabling innovative learning and new levels of collaboration on the Evanston campus.
2024
Launched the Full Circle vision, a dynamic engagement model powered by Kellogg’s world-class faculty, staff, students, alumni and executive clients to keep Kellogg at the forefront of groundbreaking research and teaching.
