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- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
California to shut down. She had been working closely with epidemiologists early on. San Francisco is the second densest city in the US, and while no one wants to see a complete shutdown, she said it was troubling to see the numbers going... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
the history of advertising-an endeavor that led President Clinton to award him in 2000 the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. Burke, whose many other accolades include honorary degrees from Harvard, Princeton, and alma mater Holy... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
first year in New York and then moved to London, where she worked on projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2010, she took a sabbatical, returning to West Africa to volunteer with TechnoServe’s... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
fill the gaps in the production of personal protective equipment (PPE). Many stepped in to fight hunger, provide support for health professionals and frontline workers, deploy technology in new ways that helped communities thrive, and make learning and View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
parent partners, and community volunteers have been working so many hours and going above and beyond to meet the needs of families and seniors. They have been flexible and understanding and creative, whether... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
Photography by Gary Laufman “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Umaimah Mendhro (MBA 2009) was visiting her native Pakistan, working for a microfinance education nonprofit, when she was tasked with photographing students in a... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
time about intensifying the commitment of alumni and friends, creating new supporters, and identifying emerging volunteer leadership. A campaign is inevitably a defining moment—an opportunity for institutional reflection, analysis, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
university presses. As volunteer vice chairman of New York–based Do Something, Inc., Dave Mazza is one of many classmates to put his skills to work in the community. Dave combined his career's worth of... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
one an overland trip across four African countries that culminated in volunteer work at a university in Mauritius. These were two totally different experiences, but with the same impact: They gave DiDonna... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
Tierney, who moved into this comparatively luxurious setting with his wife, Susan, after he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Chile for two years. But the difference between being a student at HBS and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
were several who looked up, saw me, and made eye contact. We exchanged nods. Feeling more comfortable than among those corporate stiffs in the other executive programs, I volunteered an observation: "It's a little late to be View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
2011 Khan Academy launched. Today, Khan Academy has 130 employees who create instructional videos and practice exercises in math, science, computer programming, history, economics, and more. Its work has captured the support of thousands... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
other schools accepted only men. "One of the men used a mild bit of profanity, then looked at me and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry.' The professor very wisely said, 'Mrs. Wilkinson has worked at IBM. She's heard all those words before.' "... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
supplies, food, and other essential commodities. They’re doing everything from providing critical funding to donating space for medical services, as the ICCP Group did when it offered its property, the World Trade Center Manila, and View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
limited ability to scale up and have broad-based impact. Vikram Gandhi (MBA 1989) is working to change that by creating investments that can be self-sustaining. “India has 400 million people within the poverty line,” says Gandhi. “While... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer and editor for the HBS Alumni Bulletin. In 2019, I met Egyptian alumna Amal Enan (MBA 2014) when she was on campus for her 5th reunion. Enan had already held a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with outreach workers for the homeless to head off potential crises before they happen. “Our model was a program we researched in Houston that’s View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
Her interests leaned more in the direction of strategy—and sports. Rapaport found plenty of outlets in both areas at HBS, where she was president of the Business of Sports Club. She also volunteered for Crossover into Business, an HBS... View Details