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- 01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books
of some half a million leftists and fellow travelers. But his ambitions spanned far beyond perpetrating a politicide. Seeking to ensure that communism could never again take root in the archipelago, he constructed a New Order to reverse... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
these redlined areas form the shape of a so-called Black butterfly, and they suffer the highest rates of poverty, crime, and chronic disease in the city. Studies show that investment is far lower in predominantly Black neighborhoods than... View Details
- 19 Apr 2023
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
performance data, options that so far have not reached their full potential in Latin American countries. Another startup, Diferente, tackles food waste. According to Forbes, the region's annual loss in food supplies represents 6 percent... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
of doing good. I feel far more alive today than I’ve ever been in my whole life.” Industrial and sleek, Evolve academies feature plenty of glass and brushed steel. It’s a professional, we-mean-business sort of look that could be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Richard Pechter: Learning New Lessons
national training program geared toward recent college graduates. He was eventually placed as a mathematics teacher at Jersey City, New Jersey’s Liberty High, an ethnically diverse high school for students who have struggled in traditional academic environments. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
if it is not growing, on a sustained basis, faster than the economy as a whole. But when Reagan took office, the debt equaled 30 percent of our GDP versus 60 percent today. This despite Clinton/Gore leaving us with (in Bush’s words) “surpluses as View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Zone Defense
but have accounted for over half of combat casualties in recent conflicts. Most of those occur in close, urban combat, as service members go building by building in search of hidden threats. “We hear things like, ‘This product made a difference. Had we not had this,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
after he paid his own way through a police academy and graduated fourth in his class. He was too far outside the mold, clearly overqualified, and untested on the streets. Finally El Monte, an award-winning, community-oriented department,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
bought the rest of the stock and changed the name to Boston Concessions Group. From the beginning, O'Donnell's vision of the company's future went far beyond the traditional parameters. "The way I looked at it," he says, "we were in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
the leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators that we become later in life, paying dividends that far exceed any minimum-wage salary. Here, alumni share stories about their entry-level errors, as well as the personal and professional... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
October 14, experts warned that “voluntary” carbon reduction targets being set at COP26 are far from sufficient to meaningfully address climate change. Methane, which is 60 to 80 times worse than CO2, they said, isn’t even part of the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
fun in what I do is the best part of my work," says Jakurski, clearly in his element at his central Rio office surrounded by computer terminals. While Jakurski loves his profession, his interests reach far beyond the world of finance. A... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
like a local newsroom but are actually pumping out politically motivated material. It is also incredibly difficult to build a digital brand in this environment, and the platforms with the biggest audiences, like Facebook, are so polluted. So when I hear from publishers... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
and kind—and far ahead of where I was at their age.” His love and respect for Judy, his second wife, also brings him great joy. “In marriage, I’ve been lucky twice. This is something to be thankful for.” Nelson grew up in a middle-class... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
build their careers. So I would say the satisfaction from all the customers, the satisfaction from building a franchise network that enables families to live far better than they would have had it not been for us. And also the career... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
on a smaller, more sustainable scale is not just good for the soil, Keen says; it can also lead to better nutrition and economic sustainability for an indigenous population that has long suffered from obesity, diabetes, and poverty. Far... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
local Jr. NBA program, then an invitation to a Basketball Without Borders camp, an NBA Academy spot, and, ultimately, a chance on a BAL team. “Prior to the BAL, if you were a kid growing up in Africa, playing professional sports—and certainly playing in the NBA—felt so... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
extent of wrongful benefits and damages from 600 years of international harm to the African continent. Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet By Chris Dixon (MBA 2003) Random House The internet of today is a far cry from... View Details
- 11 Apr 2020
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Reading Together, Apart
When Max Tuchman (MBA 2012) and her cofounder launched the storybook app Caribu in 2017, they knew their product would be a hit with parents who want to be able to read with their children each night, even when traveling—and with grandparents who crave closeness, even... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Design Fair
of Pinball, pictured at far right. The team, in collaboration with the Design Continuum and the MIT Media Lab, created a system for fashion retail stores that utilizes weight-sensitive floor tiles in order to know where shoppers are... View Details