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01 Dec 2011
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Fall Reunions

Fall Reunions Photos by Neal Hamberg and Susan Young Occasionally gloomy skies were no match for reunion exuberance the weekend of September 23 as more than 2,200 alumni and guests—the second largest turnout... View Details

Keywords: reunion

25 Apr 2014
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A defining global experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential

Believing in the importance of a global experience for young people, Abby Falik (MBA 2008) created Global Citizen Year, a nonprofit social enterprise that is forging a new educational pathway for America’s emerging leaders. By immersing a... View Details

08 Nov 2011
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Saluting Our HBS Veterans

Blake Hall (right): An online market for military personnel. Related links Learn how alumni apply military experience to leadership in nonprofits, industry, education, and more. Maura Sullivan (MBA 2009), PepsiCo Robert Goodwin (GMP 3,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; veterans; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2003
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Portraits from the Class of 2003

Affiliation: none Raised: near Chicago Study Abroad Programs: Osaka, Japan, and Seoul, Korea Previous Job: managed Sony account at Young & Rubicam Founding Member: Diversity Task Force, Amherst College Parents: medical doctors who... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Ink

Book Review: Mix Master by Sean Silverthorne In contemporary culture, a remix is the bringing together of assets in new ways—a song that combines recording samples from Otis Redding or Brenda Lee, say, placed in a new Kanye West wrapper. See Also View Details

13 Apr 2017
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Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

education and employment systems,” says Misan Rewane (MBA 2013), a native of Lagos, Nigeria, and cofounder and CEO of WAVE. In its first three years, WAVE, which only charges a fee once alumni secure a job, has served more than 1,000... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2012
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The Power of Philanthropy

heretofore incurable affliction that affects some 30,000 children and young adults in the United States. The O’Donnells founded The Joey Fund and worked tirelessly with the other organizations. Almost singlehandedly, O’Donnell created “a... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2007
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AASU’s 35th Annual Conference

Named after the late H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA ’33), the annual conference of HBS African-American alumni and students sported a celebratory air as it convened, with a record number of participants, for the 35th time in February. Special... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 May 2013
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C. Bruce Johnstone, MBA 1966

poignant and very personal. Over the years I have helped counsel students and young alumni on courses and career direction. Some invited me to play golf. I've met their parents and their friends. It's very... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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HBS Club Flourishes in London

tasting, conducted by an obliging wine merchant, to get ready for this year's challenge." Winetastings are just one of many kinds of recreational and more substantive events designed to reach Weedon's goal of increasing participation of View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

16 Mar 2015
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A Sustainable Approach to Physics Education

Switzerland. The Trust counts more than 1,600 alumni through its various programs, including undergraduate scholarships, symposia, and school prizes. “Seeing a young student at 14 years old get a first-class... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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@Soldiers Field

Photos by Susan Young Photos by Susan Young An Instagram-worthy sculpture in the shape of a cartoon speech bubble—and large enough to double as a bench—is one of four new campus art installations, on loan... View Details

16 Jan 2018
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Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits

NY Club’s Senior Program makes the connection It’s been a little over five years since Len Polaner (MBA 1954) and a small committee of like-minded alumni in the HBS Club of New York launched the first Seniors Program, a series of social... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Jun 2016
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The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus

haven't used an idea from a 6-year-old yet, but I bet you in the next decade, there will be an idea from a young person that ends up in one of our cars." What the designers get in return are royalties: a winner's payment, plus, if the... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Marked Managers

biotech firms public between 1979 and 1996. Her new book, Career Imprints: Creating Leaders Across an Industry (Jossey-Bass), analyzes and draws lessons from the factors that made one company — Baxter International — a standout in producing View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

02 Jun 2021
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HBS Announces 2021-22 Blavatnik Fellows

Dan Ahlstedt (MBA 2021), Nicole Black (PhD 2020), Ying Kai Chan (PhD 2015), Jannine Versi (MBA 2014), and Ananya Zutshi (MS/MBA 2021) Photos by Susan Young HBS has named its 2021-22 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s eighth cohort.... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together

two hundred young HBS alumni face-to-face with experienced "angels" (backers willing to forgo much of the business involvement and control that traditional venture capitalists typically demand). The sold-out... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Tradition and Outreach at HBS Club de France

in early summer and the other on the day of the Harvard-Yale football game, when the French Harvard and Yale clubs got together to celebrate the game's outcome with champagne provided by alumni of the losing alma mater. Pierre L. Willaime... View Details