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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Innovation Goes Mainstream
Ten years ago, social enterprise pioneer Linda Rottenberg wasn’t taken seriously when she pitched established foundations to fund her upstart organization, Endeavor, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets. But defiant... View Details
- 18 Dec 2020
- News
Progress Update on Racial Equity Plan
updating future MBA financial aid evaluations to consider a student’s socioeconomic background; and the creation of a new, custom multi-year Executive Education program to develop underrepresented/unrecognized minority leaders. The... View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
- News
Buffett Protégé Britt Cool to Start Own Firm
Heinz Co., and will leave those posts early next year, the newspaper notes. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett noted that Britt Cool spent much of her time at Berkshire aiding struggling companies, including Benjamin Moore & Co. and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Fellowship to Honor Professor Jim Austin
Efforts are under way to create an endowed MBA fellowship to honor Professor Emeritus James E. Austin, cofounder and former chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. A member of the HBS faculty since 1972, Austin is a leading expert on management in developing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow
As a student of mechanical engineering at the University of New Mexico, Sean Murray (HBS ’10) learned to manage complicated projects. During three years of working for the Stryker Corporation, a medical-device firm in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he honed his design... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FAQ
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Giving Together Jump-Start From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’ Do any MBA students get a “free ride” at HBS? No, every MBA student is required to make a personal financial commitment to his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Celebrates Wyss Gift
WYSS with doctoral student Marya Hill-Popper Besharov. PHOTO BY STUART CAHILL A newly renovated home for HBS doctoral students opened in September with a ceremony marking the renaming of Sherman Hall to Wyss House in honor of entrepreneur Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA ’65). His... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
Harvard University. Cosponsored by UNAIDS and the World Economic Forum, the workshops were organized in conjunction with Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG), School of Public Health, and AIDS Institute. After opening at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Homeward Bound
On a bright mid-August morning, a hard-hat crew aided by a massive crane replaced the centuries-old Russian bell atop Baker Library with a newly cast HBS Centennial Bell. The old bell, considered a Russian national treasure, was returned... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
because education provides the leverage to change people’s mindsets and enable them to be successful.” Cenat believes that business can be a catalyst for social change, and she is deeply grateful for the HBS financial aid that has set her... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
The 1995 earthquake that devastated his native Kobe, Japan, was a turning point for Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993). “It made me realize that I wanted to revitalize Japan’s economy,” says Mikitani, who also sponsored relief efforts during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leadership Fellows
LEADERSHIP FELLOWS: This past winter, 19 Class of 2013 MBAs were chosen for the School's Leadership Fellows program, which supports graduates as they serve in yearlong management positions at nonprofit and public-sector organizations. Back row (L to R): Robert... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Extending Opportunity: Brock Family Fellowship
Tess Reeder and Jane Brock-Wilson Growing up in Indiana, Jane Brock-Wilson (MBA 1983) never considered going to Harvard. After studying industrial management at Purdue, she moved to the Boston area to take a job at Raytheon. When her boss suggested she apply to HBS,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
discussions, US AID programs, and assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces. She also expressed support for a speedy agreement with the IMF, and called for Lebanon’s political leaders to take urgent action to solve the country’s many... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean
restore the garment. We have a cabinet full of dye pads and specialty tools to aid us in our cleaning and restoration processes.” Check in: Some 25 employees work at Parkway’s newly restored 10,000-square-foot operation. “The first thing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
All Hands on Deck
will join this fall, the School can enroll a smaller class size if necessary, thanks to resources like the HBS Fund. The School is also preparing to meet MBA students’ changing needs for financial aid next year. HBS IT staff logged many... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Donors Praised for Fellowship Support
Michailidis: An HBS fellowship recipient and the first in his family to attend college, he told the audience, “Your generosity will have a multiplier effect.” The fact that fellowships change lives was made plain on a rainy Wednesday evening in mid-April at the annual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
We Invest in HBS Because...
Suzan and Terry Kramer (MBA 1986). Terry is a former Vodafone executive and US Ambassador to the World Conference on International Telecommunications. "We invest in HBS because we want to create opportunity. At HBS, you learn so much—how to think about problems and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Donor Spotlight
Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Walter Haydock When it comes to philanthropy, Walter Haydock (MBA 1979) may shun the spotlight, but the impact of his support shines at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
Do the rules of business change when a company’s product holds the power of life or death over its customers? That’s a question students must consider when discussing “Cipla,” a case about a $325 million Indian pharmaceutical company that manufactures and sells... View Details