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- 15 Jan 2019
- News
Working to Improve the End of Life
several laws passed in New York State having to do with end-of-life care. One, for example, requires doctors to inform patients of their end-of-life options, including hospice and palliative care. This was information that most patients were not receiving from their... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- News
Paving the Way to College
Harley Frankel (MBA 1966) is dedicated to bringing change to the field of education. During a long career in education policy at the federal level, he led the National Head Start program; helped to develop the forerunner of the Pell Grant financial View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
four children were old enough to do basic math, Tisch set up a fund for each of them that was to be used for charity. “Rather than spend money on another iPod,” says Charlotte, 17, Tisch’s youngest daughter, “my sister and I support AIDS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
statement, it would be an aid to decision-making. Thus, when several courses of action are possible, the board could ask, “If we did this, would it be constitutional, that is to say, consistent with our fundamental principles?” A board of... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
initiative's rapid progress has been aided greatly by the strength of the technology groundwork that has been established at the School over the past few decades. "This is not something brand new," notes Professor F. Warren McFarlan,... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
Not-for-profits like Water Aid and the Bill Gates Foundation, others in the country. The idea of starting the India Sanitation Coalition emerged from that. Because what was needed was a platform where everyone could share their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
fiftysomething flatlander with urban sensibilities, and his wife move to a ratty weekend cabin in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. It is crudely built and lacks running water and electricity. Another problem is the local land baron, who aspires to build a giant sand... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
several of the key issues that were discussed over the next two days. Sachs stressed that "Africa's development challenge is the world's greatest economic challenge." After touching on some of the region's persistent problems - AIDS and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
America analyzes U.S. foreign aid and poverty in Africa. With an interest in development issues in the Third World generally, America works with African business schools in particular. He has helped create the Southern Africa Business... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
course this year was why are earbuds hip- DM: [laughs] SWG: ... but hearing aids are not? [laughing] And, and it makes perfect sense, you know. And why shouldn't it be so that everybody who happens to have something in their ear is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
A Legacy of Investment
interactive classrooms. Generous gifts have allowed the School to invest in student financial aid and professorships. View the exhibit's five historical panels online (PDF download 1.0 Mb). View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
leaders. Brand Aid by Brad VanAuken (MBA ’84) (American Management Association) This reference guide is aimed at solving tough branding problems and strengthening marketing position. VanAuken offers solutions to pressing problems facing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
To the Rescue
WINSHEL AND FRIENDS: At The Boss's right, and with his help, aiding Sandy's victims. Photo courtesy of Robin Hood Foundation Last fall's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief put the spotlight not only on its rock star performers but also on... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the reach of business from Silicon Valley to the global arena
which developing countries faced major liquidity problems. Draper later served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations—the second-highest ranking person in the UN—and CEO of the UN’s Development Program, overseeing nearly 10,000 international View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
the Giants were the first MLB team to sponsor an AIDS awareness campaign, an ongoing project. All Giants players are involved in at least one community organization, and many participate in the team’s flagship project, the Junior Giants,... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- News
HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship
scholarship support to financially needy students from Japan attending HBS. This is a great way to help the next generation of leaders in and from Japan.” The annual fellowship event is aimed at increasing alumni awareness of the endowed fellowship fund, which has... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
restoring the school’s fiscal health, but also its reputation for serving those with less. The urgency of the school’s financial problems gave Kennealey leverage to move quickly on some key initiatives while building relationships and credibility for longer-term... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
navigation aides [sic] were "an alarm clock, a compass, a torn page from a schoolbook atlas, and a radio that worked part of the time." War Notes Of all the naval officers who have obtained degrees from the Business School, the one with... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
he flew to Jordan to meet with security officials with the hope of gaining intelligence and influence useful to winning the release of American aid workers being held by ISIS in Syria. A couple of months earlier, a similar trip Bradley... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
companies. And indeed, this SDR theory-turned-to-code has shown the ability to aid in natural language processing, with one of Numenta’s partners, Cortical.io, using it to help machines read lengthy, complex contracts to make sure they... View Details