New Stanford MBAs Take an Unauthorized Trip to a Secluded Colombian Island

Last Saturday, more than 200 members of Stanford’s new MBA class descended on Cartagena, a Colombian port city on the Caribbean coast, for an elaborate get-together that hits three cities, one remote island, and a nightclub the size of a city neighborhood.

The trip has become an August tradition for young professionals about to enroll at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Incoming students and alumni manage every detail of the trip. The GSB has no affiliation with the excursion, and students say the school administration is uneasy about the event.