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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
small town like Calhoun, Langford says. That’s more or less how he and his family came to foster a young child whose parents couldn’t care for her. The girl’s father, jailed on minor drug charges, was known to Langford—his grandmother had... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
just steaming around in circles." Even as Liz Claiborne circled, AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, the world's largest airline, was in the process of laying off several hundred managers, technical specialists, and clerical... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
parents. The Robert L. Ryan Fellowship has supported 18 students since Ryan launched the fellowship in 2004. Providing funding for future generations of MBA students is a fitting way for Ryan to recognize the value of education that his View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
thirties, restructuring the marketing organization for a large regional bank, and my husband, Ray Benvenuti (MBA 1986), and I had two children under seven. At that time, I had no inkling of what would be required to juggle the needs of two dying View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank
This Friday night, Remento enters the Shark Tank. The startup, cofounded by CEO Charlie Greene (MBA 2021) in 2021, will be featured on this week’s episode of the long-running business show, pitching its “no-write life story book” vision to Sharks at 8/7c on ABC. We... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
soberly. "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their parents and families." "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)
My parents were in the hospitality business. They owned a motel, so we grew up working at the business as well as living at the business. I remember vividly some moments of really intense stress. And it was because my parents took a lot of risk to build the business.... View Details
Keywords: Sarah Wyman
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Action Plan: Finding Fluency
Duolingo shifted from being a tool for travelers to a classroom assistant for parents educating their children at home and a much-needed distraction for adult learners. Marketing evolved, too, responding to these new and changing consumer... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
How Scholarships Helped One Student Achieve Many Firsts
of State as a Fulbright Scholar to Silicon Valley to HBS. Keung immigrated to the United States when she was three years old and grew up in Los Angeles, where she helped her parents in their tiny Chinese restaurant after school. She... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Origin Story: Mary Chen (MBA 2026)
Address label: Born outside Cleveland, Ohio, Chen grew up in California and Texas before attending Emory University in Georgia, where she majored in business. “My three siblings live in New York now, and I’ll be working there this summer, so that feels closest to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
striving for an out-of-reach goal. This can be difficult for parents to do. So much of our society’s culture is focused on trying to build self-esteem in children by never letting them lose a game, giving them accolades simply for trying... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
computer company back into an industry leader. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finance and Business by Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) (McGraw-Hill) Rogers, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, provides practical insights about financing entrepreneurial ventures. The... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003
to interview Howard. When the candidate arrived, the search committee immediately understood that this was not a test. In addition to his stellar résumé, Howard brought an unexpected quality: charisma. He could relate to everyone they introduced him to—from students,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
The Sky is Not the Limit Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) plans to change America—one community at a time. “In disadvantaged areas,” Cenat says, “if local businesses thrive, the neighborhoods flourish. There is a stronger tax base, parents have... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy
supplying us with recruiting materials." Last year the club also sponsored a visit from members of the Harvard Krokodiloes singing group, who traveled to Taiwan to raise money for the victims of the region's devastating earthquake. Born in Taiwan, Feng came to the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case
strategies for a youth-oriented dot-com, who better to ask than a roomful of bright kids, especially kids with HBS in their genes? During reunions last June, HBS assistant professor Tom Eisenmann did just that when he conducted a case-method discussion with the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
Illustration by Lu Zhang Amelia Lin (MBA 2016) grew up feasting on the stories her parents told about how they met and what it was like for them to leave China to start a new life in the United States. These narratives were central to... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum (MBA 2004) Grand Central Publishing In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible decision.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Pinball Wizard
with one big exception - it's a clean, well-lighted place. "Most parents don't want to go into a dirty old arcade," Simon noted. "I want to create an inviting atmosphere for the whole family." Prior to getting back into the family line of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
I was born into an entrepreneurial family. My parents owned a small business in the day care industry, so I have been working since I was seven years old. But I didn’t start getting paid until I got out of college. Growing up in South... View Details