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- 01 May 2013
- News
Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976
says. "A Harvard MBA leveled the playing field for me." Of her gift for the HBS Fund, she says, "I am proud to support HBS's mission of training leaders who make a difference." View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
know what to do with me,” she recalls. That frustrating experience planted the idea for ProInspire, though it would be several years later before it came to be. In 2009, the nonprofit launched with five fellows, and last year 25 fellows completed the program. “These... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
financially outperform those with fewer,” she says. Lang has been a pioneer since her days as a student at HBS, where women comprised only 4 percent of her class. She went on to become a senior executive of Lotus Development Corporation, then founding CEO of the search... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Well-Tuned Life
catalogue publisher and direct marketer in Tampa, Florida, Franzblau likes to keep closely involved with his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia. He wants to help her as she navigates adolescence, an age when girls’ self-esteem is often undermined by cultural images. “I don’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Campaign Success Continues
“We would like to see two-thirds of our alumni contribute to the campaign,” he said, adding that this goal can be achieved in the final twelve months of the campaign. Spangler and Clark both noted that two key campaign goals, MBA student fellowships and faculty... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Broken Link
federal, state, and school district levels to address these issues. The team’s first task was to determine the scope of the problem. They built a test to measure a school’s broadband speed, then partnered with state departments of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Training great principals to lead great schools
candidate has been hired as a principal. Students in New Leader schools consistently achieve at higher levels than their peers, have higher high school graduation rates, and are making progress in closing the achievement gap. In recent... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Waxing Philosophical
(Johnson showed it at his 50th HBS reunion.) Alcoholism afflicts 5 to 10 percent of the general population, a figure that experts say is probably higher among CEOs. That’s attributable to the greater levels of stress and work-related... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Wheels Up
an available option, which provided additional flexibility as the organization navigated its way out of an unprecedented situation that saw the usual airport hubbub grind to an eerie near-silence. Difficult as it’s been, Philips is looking for ways to leverage the high... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Net Positive
At LOVB, designing a “community-up” volleyball ecosystem, from youth teams to a professional league. (photo by Melissa Golden) Volleyball is the number-one sport for girls in the United States by participation, yet unlike soccer and basketball, it hasn’t had an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
¡Vamos al Cine!
Fastlicht (MBA '93), Heyman launched his first theater in 1995. Today, with 317 screens, privately held Cinemex averages 90,000 viewers per screen, one of the highest levels in the Americas. Heyman, who is director general of Grupo... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
school systems that have achieved a high level of excellence overall.” To address this situation, HBS and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education have launched a three-year joint venture with nine urban school districts representing more... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- News
Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada
will require support for women at every level of the labor force. “We really are at a turning point for the global economy,” Collenette adds. “Post-pandemic, either we fashion a world where women take their rightful place in every seat at... View Details
- 12 Jan 2021
- News
Keeping the Coast Clear
life experience prior to landing at Save the Bay has been informed by interacting with lots of different people in different disciplines and different sectors and figuring out how to connect with them on a level where we can find common... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
Incubating Ideas for the ‘Water Economy’
Australia, Singapore, Israel––that have faced water crises and water needs at a more acute level sooner than some areas of America. “There was previously no easy path to market for innovation in the water industry. It was very hard to... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Design Thinking: Hands-On Learning At The Harvard Innovation Lab
original Design Thinking and Innovation course in fall 2012 attracted some 200 applicants from across the University for the elective’s 50 seats. The course has now expanded to three sections. Buoyed by the increasing interest in the topic, Datar developed the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Lessons from Everest
behavioral-decision theory, group dynamics, and complex systems. “The problems that occurred at each of these levels were mutually reinforcing,” Roberto said. Key contributors to the disaster may have been overconfidence based on recent... View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
the students at the top are still being challenged and those who aren’t yet at grade level are getting the support that they need,” says Zaikos. “We put the right data in front of the right people and gave them the skills to look at it... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
HBS Working Knowledge Web site (www.hbsworking knowledge.hbs.edu). In particular, it recommended adopting an aggressive strategy for promoting the site. Ideally, the committee would like to see more hands-on computer training for alumni, perhaps at the club View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
March 2016 We can achieve presence when we need it, Cuddy argues, through a combination of body postures, behavior, and mindset, which activate chemical changes in the body. Expansive “power poses” can cause testosterone levels to rise... View Details