MIT Sloan Management Review is ending publication after the school decided to shut down its 67-year-old outlet, triggering backlash from academics, practitioners, and alumni. Critics argue the move dismantles a rare bridge between management scholarship and executive practice, particularly as AI-generated content and information overload intensify trust and verification challenges. MIT Sloan Dean Richard Locke said the closure is part of a centralized communications model designed for a more “unified” and “streamlined” approach to external engagement. Still, faculty contributors and long-time readers framed the decision as more than brand removal, pointing to the publication’s role as an evidence-based translator. The controversy is now likely to reverberate in business-school leadership discussions about how schools distribute scholarly impact, manage editorial independence, and maintain trusted publication pipelines.